14.2% ▼ -30.1%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bellambi · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Bellambi
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A striking 14.2% of Bellambi homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure. This lack of car ownership is unusual for the area, though it is supported by a high number of nearby public transport stops. Most people here still rely on cars or work from home to get through their day.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 14.2% of households do not own a car, a figure that is well above the New South Wales and Australian averages. For those who do have vehicles, 42.7% have one and 30.3% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Bellambi, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and No vehicle (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nearly half of workers drive themselves to work, while 22% work from home, which is a little above the national figure. Only 2% of the workforce uses public transport to commute, which is about the same as the state average.
22.0% ▲ +864.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% ▼ -65.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 2.0%
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.
Bellambi has a high number of public transport stops and routes compared to similar areas, with buses making up 93.1% of the services. However, the number of weekly departures per person is well below the New South Wales figure.
22
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.45
Higher than 79% 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).
983.7
Higher than 86% 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).
9
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Residents enjoy very quick access to transit, with a typical 3-minute walk to the nearest stop, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is around 60 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.
60
Lower than 56% 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)).
- 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 Bellambi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10264/bellambi/topic/transport