17.0% ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ashcroft - Busby - Miller · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Ashcroft - Busby - Miller
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly one in five homes in Ashcroft - Busby - Miller do not own a car, a figure well above the national average. While the area has a high number of bus stops and frequent services, most people still rely on driving to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 17% of households have no motor vehicle, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. This is a drop from 2011, when 21.5% of homes were without a car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Ashcroft - Busby - Miller, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 37%, followed by 2 vehicles (28%) and No vehicle (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across the state, with only 14.5% doing so. Most people drive to work, while public transport use is about the same as the national figure at 2.6%.
14.5% ▲ +1528.2%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.6% ▼ -62.4%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 is well served by buses, with 117 stops and 9 routes, making it among the largest for its level. There are 6.51 stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the New South Wales figure.
117
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.51
Higher than 78% 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).
1,534.1
Higher than 74% 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).
9
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
35,498
Higher than 79% 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).
92,346
Higher than 69% 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.
Residents have very quick access to transit, with the walk to the nearest stop being among the lowest in the region. However, the drive time to the city is 32 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
0
Lower than 99% 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.
32
Higher 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 Ashcroft - Busby - Miller [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127011504/ashcroft-busby-miller/topic/transport