6.0% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Rooty Hill - Minchinbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Rooty Hill - Minchinbury
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A strong reliance on cars defines daily life in Rooty Hill - Minchinbury, where 46.8% of workers drive themselves to the job. While public transport options are plentiful, the long 75-minute trip to the city makes commuting by transit a slower choice for many residents.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 37.3% owning two vehicles. Only 6% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and is well below the New South Wales average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Rooty Hill - Minchinbury splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (33%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 25.3%, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, the proportion of people using public transport to get to work fell by 7.8 points since 2011 to reach 3.9%.
25.3% ▲ +1593.1%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.9% ▼ -66.8%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 well-served with 132 public transport stops and 16 routes, a number larger than about 82% of similar areas. Buses are the primary mode of transit, making up 95.7% of the service.
132
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.78
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).
1,217.4
Higher than 65% 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).
16
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
22,826
Higher than 68% 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).
128,193
Higher than 76% 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).
75
Higher than 79% 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 stop is quick, with a typical walk of only 3 minutes, which is lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 29 minutes, placing the area around the middle for its level.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
29
Higher than 57% 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 Rooty Hill - Minchinbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116031319/rooty-hill-minchinbury/topic/transport