Lilli Pilli - Port Hacking - Dolans Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Lilli Pilli - Port Hacking - Dolans Bay

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Far fewer homes lack a car in Lilli Pilli - Port Hacking - Dolans Bay than in most other areas, with only 1.2% of households without a vehicle. This heavy reliance on cars is mirrored in the commute, where nearly 40% of workers now work from home and very few use public transport.

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📍 Lilli Pilli - Port Hacking - Dolans Bay, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most households here own multiple cars, with 80.6% having two or more vehicles. This explains why the number of homes without a car is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.

1.2% —

Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 1.6%
  • 2021: 1.2%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Lilli Pilli - Port Hacking - Dolans Bay, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 3 vehicles (20%) and 4 or more (18%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home has surged to 39.1%, a figure far above the Australian average of 21%. Meanwhile, the share of people using public transport to get to work has fallen to just 0.5%.

39.1% —

Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 8.5%
  • 2021: 39.1%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.5% —

Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 6.2%
  • 2021: 0.5%

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.

How people get to work

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Lilli Pilli - Port Hacking - Dolans Bay splits fairly evenly between Car (driver) (49%) and Worked at home (47%), with Car (passenger) at 3%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

While there are more stops per 1,000 people than in most areas, the 87-minute trip to the city is among the highest for similar places. All public transport services here are provided by buses.

19

Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

5.64

Higher than 69% 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).

1,257.6

Higher than 66% 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).

16,384

Higher than 52% 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).

49,947

Higher than 54% 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).

87

Higher than 98% 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.

A typical drive to the city takes 28 minutes. Residents have quick access to transit, with a walk to the nearest stop taking only 2 minutes, which is lower than most areas.

2

Lower than 86% 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.

28

Higher than 55% 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 Lilli Pilli - Port Hacking - Dolans Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128011605/lilli-pilli-port-hacking-dolans-bay/topic/transport