13.9% ▼ -24.1%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 2,000 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people make Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton much better served for transit than most areas. While public transport options are plentiful, the area still sees a high number of homes without a car. This reflects a mix of strong transit access and a reliance on non-car travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost 14% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Australian figure of 7.4%. However, this has fallen 4.4 percentage points since 2011, with 41.5% of households now owning one vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (29%) and No vehicle (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose sharply since 2011 to 14.7%, though this remains far below the New South Wales figure of 31.0%. Only 2.4% of residents use public transport to get to work, which is about the same as the national average.
14.7% ▲ +1609.8%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.4% ▼ -65.2%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 among the largest for public transport stops with 108 in total, all of which are buses. This high level of service means over 41,000 people can be reached within 30 minutes by transit.
108
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.83
Higher than 71% 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).
2,071.5
Higher than 85% 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).
10
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
41,454
Higher than 83% 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).
84,419
Higher than 67% 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.
It takes a typical resident about 4 minutes to walk to the nearest stop, which is around the middle for similar areas. The drive time to the city is 35 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
4
Lower 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.
35
Higher than 63% 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 Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116031313/bidwill-hebersham-emerton/topic/transport