3.0% —
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Currans Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Currans Hill
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 3% of households in Currans Hill have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This high reliance on cars is reflected in how people get to work and the long 41-minute drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 44.6% of homes owning two vehicles and 15.9% having three. This explains why so few households are without a car compared to the state average of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Currans Hill, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 52.7% of people as the driver. While 21.8% work from home, very few people use public transport to commute, at just 0.9%.
21.8% —
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% —
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 49 public transport stops and 16 routes, all of which are buses. While the number of stops and departures per 1,000 people is well above the state figure, these services reach far fewer people within 30 to 45 minutes than in most other areas.
49
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.60
Higher than 86% 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).
1,566.2
Higher than 75% 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).
6,445
Lower 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).
25,485
Lower than 65% 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 takes longer than usual, with a typical 8-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is also higher than most areas, taking about 41 minutes.
8
Higher than 64% 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.
41
Higher than 69% 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 Currans Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/123011698/currans-hill/topic/transport