1.5% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 40% of workers in Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest work from home, the highest share of any commute method. This reliance on home-based work is mirrored by a heavy dependence on cars, with very few households without a vehicle. It is an area where private transport is essential for daily life.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 1.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Most households own multiple cars, with 41% having two and 17.3% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (21%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 40.2%, far above the national figure of 21%. Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.8%, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
40.2% ▲ +329.6%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▼ -81.7%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 0.8%
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.
While the area has a high number of stops and departures per 1,000 people compared to the state, only 3,786 people can be reached within 45 minutes using the bus-only network.
53
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
14.00
Higher than 90% 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).
2,982.3
Higher than 87% 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).
7
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
3,786
Lower than 92% 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).
3,786
Lower than 94% 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 on foot is difficult, as the typical walk to the nearest public transport stop takes 16 minutes, which is much higher than in most other areas.
16
Higher than 76% 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.
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 Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122031432/terrey-hills-duffys-forest/topic/transport