2.1% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
West Pennant Hills · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in West Pennant Hills
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few homes without a car set West Pennant Hills apart from most similar areas. This is a place where car ownership is extremely high and half of the working population now works from home, a figure far above the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 2.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households are well-equipped, with nearly half owning two cars and 10.6% having four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In West Pennant Hills, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 48%, followed by 1 vehicle (21%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 50.7% of people doing so, a figure far above the 21.0% national average. Meanwhile, public transport use for work has fallen sharply since 2011, dropping from 12.6% to just 2.0%.
50.7% ▲ +686.0%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% ▼ -84.0%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of employed people who got to work by train, bus, ferry or tram/light rail as their only method of travel on census day.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
There are 91 public transport stops and 20 routes, which is more than about 86% of similar areas. Despite having a much higher number of stops and weekly departures than the state average, the transit time to the city is 70 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
91
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.17
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
2,335.3
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled weekly public-transport departures from stops in the area, per 1,000 residents — how often transit actually runs, not just whether a stop exists (GTFS schedules for a representative week; population from the 2021 Census).
20
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
12,683
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
31,765
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
70
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The drive time to the city is 22 minutes, placing the area around the middle for its level. However, it takes about 6 minutes to walk to the nearest stop, which is higher than in most areas.
6
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
22
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
- Public transport timetables (GTFS) — State & territory transport agencies, 2026 (CC BY 4.0 (WA: custom PTA licence)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in West Pennant Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/115011296/west-pennant-hills/topic/transport