8.2% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Beacon Hill - Narraweena · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Beacon Hill - Narraweena
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive 36.1% of people in Beacon Hill - Narraweena now work from home, a figure far above the national average. This shift is the most striking change in how the area moves, with home-working rising 31 percentage points since 2011. While car use remains common, a growing number of residents bypass the daily commute entirely.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 38.8% owning two vehicles. About 8.2% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas and roughly the same as the state figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Beacon Hill - Narraweena, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, well above the New South Wales average. In contrast, only 2.2% of residents commute by public transport, a figure that has fallen 6.7 percentage points since 2011.
36.1% ▲ +566.0%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.2% ▼ -75.3%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 2.2%
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.
Bus services provide all the public transport here, with weekly departures per 1,000 people being much higher than most areas and well above the state figure. However, the 70-minute trip to the city is higher than most areas.
56
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.85
Lower than 57% 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).
1,953.3
Higher than 83% 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).
6
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
49,525
Higher than 86% 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).
136,401
Higher than 77% 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).
70
Higher than 71% 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 transit stop is very easy, with a typical one-minute walk being much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is around 20 minutes, which is about the same as similar places.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
20
Lower than 60% 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 Beacon Hill - Narraweena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122031424/beacon-hill-narraweena/topic/transport