Heathridge - Connolly · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Heathridge - Connolly

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

Just 2.3% of homes in Heathridge - Connolly lack a motor vehicle, which is much lower than most areas. This reliance on cars is clear, as the typical household owns two vehicles and most residents drive themselves to work.

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📍 Heathridge - Connolly, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Car ownership is very high here, with 45% of homes having two vehicles and 14.6% owning three. Only 2.3% of households are without a vehicle, a figure that is well below the national average of 7.4%.

2.3% ▼ -22.6%

Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.0%
  • 2016: 2.5%
  • 2021: 2.3%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Heathridge - Connolly, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (15%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Most people drive to work, while only 8.2% work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is 4.4%, which is much higher than most similar areas.

8.2% ▲ +168.4%

Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.1%
  • 2016: 3.7%
  • 2021: 8.2%

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

4.4% ▼ -13.0%

Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 5.1%
  • 2016: 5.8%
  • 2021: 4.4%

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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In Heathridge - Connolly, Car (driver) is the majority at 78%; Worked at home is next at 10%.

Public transport access

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

Buses are the primary service here, making up 95.3% of public transport modes. While there are 52 stops and 7 routes, the 67-minute transit time to the city is higher than most areas.

52

Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

4.92

Higher than 59% 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).

1,309.2

Higher than 68% 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).

10,572

Lower than 69% 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).

43,098

Lower than 51% 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).

67

Higher than 66% 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.

The drive time to the city is 19 minutes, which is lower than most areas. It takes a typical resident about 4 minutes to walk to the nearest public transport stop.

4

Lower than 57% 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.

19

Lower than 63% 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 Heathridge - Connolly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505011074/heathridge-connolly/topic/transport