13.1% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Beaconsfield · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Beaconsfield
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of the workforce in Beaconsfield works from home, making it one of the most flexible areas in the region. This high rate of home-working, combined with a short 9-minute drive to the city, defines a lifestyle where many residents avoid a traditional daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
More homes here have no motor vehicle than in most other areas, with 13.1% of households without one. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Beaconsfield, 1 vehicle is the majority at 56%; 2 vehicles is next at 23%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common at 51.2%, which is far above the national figure of 21%. Those who do travel for work use public transport more than most, with 5.3% making that choice.
51.2% ▲ +851.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.3% ▼ -76.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 5.3%
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.
Public transport is highly accessible with 1,896.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people, well above the state average. While there are only 3 bus routes, the area can reach over 360,000 people within 45 minutes by transit.
3
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.56
Higher than 68% 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).
1,896.8
Higher than 91% 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).
3
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
116,410
Higher than 90% 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).
362,876
Higher than 89% 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).
32
Lower than 91% 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.
The area is very well connected, with a typical 3-minute walk to the nearest stop. It is also one of the closest areas to the city, with a drive time of only 9 minutes.
3
Lower than 79% 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.
9
Lower than 96% 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 Beaconsfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10239/beaconsfield/topic/transport