7.7% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Balgowlah · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Balgowlah
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of all working residents in Balgowlah work from home, making it one of the most flexible areas for employment. This strong shift toward remote work is matched by excellent connectivity, with a very short walk to the nearest transport stop and a quick drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most households rely on one or two cars, with 49.7% owning one vehicle and 33.4% owning two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Balgowlah, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 50%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and No vehicle (8%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far more common here than in the rest of the state, with 53.4% of people doing so. Those who do travel use a car as a driver most often (23.6%), while 3.1% use public transport.
53.4% ▲ +713.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.1% ▼ -85.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 3.1%
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.
Balgowlah has a high number of public transport stops and routes, with 5.95 stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the state figure. All public transport options here are buses, providing a high number of weekly departures compared to the national average.
48
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.95
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
3,109.9
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality 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
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
56,933
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality 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).
152,390
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality 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).
51
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality 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.
Getting into the city is fast, with a typical drive time of just 13 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also enjoy very easy access to transit, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 2 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality 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.
13
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality 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 Balgowlah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10154/balgowlah/topic/transport