7.6% ▼ -27.5%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Blackheath - Megalong Valley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Blackheath - Megalong Valley
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 38% of workers in Blackheath - Megalong Valley drive to work, making cars the most common way to get to a job. This is a place where working from home has become very popular, with 36.1% of the workforce now doing so. While public transport options exist, the area remains heavily reliant on private vehicles for travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though 7.6% of households have no motor vehicle. This figure is about the same as the national average and has fallen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Blackheath - Megalong Valley, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 48%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (8%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far more common here than in the rest of Australia, rising 27 percentage points since 2011 to reach 36.1%. Conversely, only 1.2% of people commute by public transport, which is lower than most other areas.
36.1% ▲ +287.8%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.2% ▼ -80.7%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 90 public transport stops and 18 routes, with 15.61 stops per 1,000 people being far above the state figure. Despite these high numbers, only 5,764 people can be reached within 45 minutes by transit, which is smaller than about 91% of similar areas.
90
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
15.61
Higher than 91% 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).
939.8
Higher than 55% 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).
18
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
5,764
Lower than 87% 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).
5,764
Lower than 91% 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 to the city is a long trip, with a typical drive time of 100 minutes. This is much higher than most other areas.
100
Higher than 89% 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 Blackheath - Megalong Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124011449/blackheath-megalong-valley/topic/transport