6.1% ▼ -28.0%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hughes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Hughes
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Just 8 minutes is the typical drive time to the city for residents of Hughes. While the area is very close to the city center, public transport options are quite limited compared to other regions. Most households rely on their own cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 40.5% of homes have two vehicles, while 38.5% have one. The number of homes without a motor vehicle is 6.1%, which is higher than most areas and has fallen from 8.5% in 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Hughes splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (41%) and 1 vehicle (39%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Over half of workers drive themselves to work, and 13.0% work from home, a figure that rose 9.1 points since 2011. Only 2.4% use public transport, which is a little below the territory figure of 4.6%.
13.0% ▲ +233.6%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.4% ▼ -67.6%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 2.4%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Public transport access is far below the territory average, with only 2.8 stops per 1,000 people compared to 5.7. There are only two bus routes serving the area, which is smaller than about 81% of similar areas.
9
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.80
Lower than 72% 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).
415.9
Lower than 65% 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).
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
10,040
Lower than 71% 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).
27,197
Lower than 64% 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).
48
Lower than 70% 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.
Residents enjoy a very short 1 minute walk to the nearest stop, which is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
8
Lower than 93% 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).
More for Hughes
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Hughes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091103/hughes/topic/transport