4.2% —
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Castle Hill - Central · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Castle Hill - Central
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged in Castle Hill - Central, with 47.6% of workers now doing so. This dramatic shift is the headline story for the area, where nearly half of the workforce avoids a daily commute. This change is far above the national figure and represents a massive rise since 2016.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have one or two cars, while only 4.2% of households have no motor vehicle. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%, though the number of car-free homes rose slightly since 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Castle Hill - Central splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (39%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Almost half of the workforce works from home, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 31%. Public transport use for commuting is about the same as the national figure at 3.0%, but this fell by 13 points since 2016.
47.6% —
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.0% —
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 3.0%
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.
The area is very well connected, with 6.64 transport stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the state figure. Weekly departures are also among the highest at this level, with 3,904.8 per 1,000 people and 17 different routes serving the area.
51
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.64
Higher than 79% 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).
3,904.8
Higher than 88% 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).
17
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
25,049
Higher than 72% 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).
218,432
Higher than 86% 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).
58
Lower than 51% 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.
Getting to a nearby transport stop is very easy, with the walk time being among the lowest at this level. The drive to the city typically takes 26 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas.
0
Lower than 99% 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.
26
Higher than 52% 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 Castle Hill - Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/115011553/castle-hill-central/topic/transport