1.0% ▼ -50.0%
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hawkesbury · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Hawkesbury
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A vast majority of households in Hawkesbury own multiple cars, placing it among the areas with the lowest rates of vehicle-less homes. This heavy reliance on cars is reflected in the daily commute, where very few people use public transport to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 1% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 9.2%. Most households are well-equipped for travel, with 38.3% owning two vehicles and 22.3% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Hawkesbury, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 4 or more (22%) and 3 vehicles (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen sharply to 27% since 2011, which is well above the national figure of 21%. Conversely, just 0.3% of people use public transport for their commute, a figure that is much lower than most areas.
27.0% ▲ +282.0%
Higher than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -72.4%
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 0.3%
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.
While there are 6.84 stops per 1,000 people—well above the state average—the actual service is limited. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the New South Wales figure, with buses being the only available mode.
171
Lower than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.84
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
268.7
Lower than 69% of sub-region (sa3) 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).
4
Lower than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The area is quite remote, with a typical drive time to the city of 299 minutes, which is among the highest for similar areas.
299
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) 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)).
- 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 Hawkesbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11503/hawkesbury/topic/transport