7.1% ▼ -27.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bardwell Valley · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Bardwell Valley
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 37% of workers in Bardwell Valley work from home, the highest share of all commuting methods for the area. This reflects a community where many people avoid a daily trip and instead operate from their own residence.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, with 38.6% owning two vehicles. About 7.1% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Bardwell Valley splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, sitting at 37.1%, which is far above the national figure of 21%. Another 35.3% drive themselves to work, while 4.4% use public transport.
37.1% ▲ +1692.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.4% ▼ -71.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area is served by nine bus stops and one route, which is more than most similar places. However, the 553.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure of 1,313.6.
9
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.84
Higher than 73% 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).
553.3
Higher than 79% 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).
1
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
16,579
Higher than 70% 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).
47,163
Higher than 63% 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).
61
Higher than 58% 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 to the city by car takes only 16 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also have a short walk to the nearest transport stop, typically taking about 5 minutes.
5
Lower than 68% 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.
16
Lower than 87% 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 Bardwell Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10197/bardwell-valley/topic/transport