5.9% ▼ -24.9%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Oatley - Hurstville Grove · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Oatley - Hurstville Grove
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all working residents in Oatley - Hurstville Grove work from home, which is far above the national figure. This shift is part of a larger trend where 47.2% of the workforce now works from home, up from just 3.8% in 2011. Most households here rely on cars, with very few homes lacking a vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 5.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Most households own at least one car, and 38.9% of homes have two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Oatley - Hurstville Grove splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is a dominant trend here, with 47.2% of the workforce doing so, far above the 21.0% national figure. In contrast, the share of people commuting by public transport fell 17 points since 2011 to 3.2%.
47.2% ▲ +1153.3%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.2% ▼ -84.7%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 47 public transport stops, but weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the New South Wales figure. While 70% of similar areas have fewer people reachable within 45 minutes by transit, the typical trip to the city takes 56 minutes.
47
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.73
Lower than 59% 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).
553.3
Lower than 60% 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).
5
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
12,594
Lower than 61% 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).
96,479
Higher than 70% 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).
56
Lower than 54% 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 the nearest stop is easier than in most areas, with a typical walk of just 2 minutes. The drive time to the city is around 22 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% 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 Oatley - Hurstville Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119031371/oatley-hurstville-grove/topic/transport