13.4% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hurstville · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Hurstville
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged in Hurstville, with the figure jumping 34 percentage points since 2011 to reach 36.6%. This shift is part of a broader trend where more people are opting out of traditional travel, though the area remains well-connected with 618 public transport stops. It is now a place where over a third of the workforce avoids a daily commute entirely.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 13.4% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the own New South Wales figure of 9.2%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, and the typical home now has one or two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Hurstville, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and No vehicle (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is among the highest for similar areas at 7.1%, though this is a 14 point drop since 2011. Meanwhile, 36.6% of people now work from home, which is far above the national figure of 21%.
36.6% ▲ +1142.3%
Higher than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.1% ▼ -66.8%
Higher than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 has 618 public transport stops, which is more than about 84% of similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are higher than most areas and sit at 1,394.9, with buses making up 95.3% of the network.
618
Higher than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.69
Higher than 55% 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).
1,394.9
Higher than 71% 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).
36
Higher than 64% 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.
A typical trip to the city takes 21 minutes by car. Most residents can reach their nearest public transport stop within a 5 minute walk.
5
Higher than 50% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
21
Lower than 62% 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 Hurstville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11903/hurstville/topic/transport