2.3% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Pitt Town - McGraths Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few people in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill rely on public transport, with a tiny 0.6% of workers using it to get to their jobs. This is a car-dependent area where 97.7% of homes own at least one motor vehicle. Most residents prefer driving or working from home, which is common for a region where the typical drive to the city takes 42 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as only 2.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the New South Wales rate of 9.2%. Most households own multiple cars, with 22.7% having four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Pitt Town - McGraths Hill, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 4 or more (23%) and 3 vehicles (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 28.1% since 2011, which is well above the national figure of 21%. This trend is consistent with the low number of people using public transport to commute, which fell to just 0.6% over the same period.
28.1% ▲ +289.4%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -74.3%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 has a high number of stops and routes compared to similar places, but weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure. Buses are the primary option, making up 92.1% of the public transport mode.
123
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
10.78
Higher than 88% 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).
643.0
Lower than 56% 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).
9
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
11,414
Lower than 65% 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).
11,414
Lower than 82% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around without a car is difficult, as the 12-minute walk to the nearest stop is much higher than in most areas. This distance contributes to the long 42-minute drive time to the city.
12
Higher than 73% 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.
42
Higher than 70% 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 Pitt Town - McGraths Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/115041301/pitt-town-mcgraths-hill/topic/transport