4.7% ▼ -37.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Belmont North · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Belmont North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Belmont North compared to the rest of the state. While the area has a high number of public transport stops, very few residents actually use them for their daily commute. Most households rely on cars to get around, with 41.1% of homes owning two vehicles.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home here has a car, and 4.7% of households have no vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is having two vehicles per home.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Belmont North, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 0.5% of workers use public transport, which is a little below the national average of 3.1%. Working from home is also far less common here than in the rest of the state, with only 17.1% of people doing so.
17.1% ▲ +520.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -66.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 well served by 54 public transport stops, which is among the largest number for this level. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the New South Wales figure of 1,313.6.
54
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.
8.58
Higher than 87% 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).
879.7
Higher than 85% 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).
4
Higher than 82% 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.
It is a short 4-minute walk to the nearest stop, which is lower than most areas. However, the drive time to the city is 95 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
4
Lower than 71% 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.
95
Higher than 66% 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 Belmont North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10277/belmont-north/topic/transport