6.0% ▼ -42.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Belmont South · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Belmont South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 61% of workers in Belmont South drive themselves to work, making the car the primary way to get around. While public transport infrastructure is surprisingly strong for the area, very few people actually use it for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have two or fewer cars, though 6% of households have no motor vehicle at all. This is much higher than most similar areas, even though it is a little below the national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Belmont South, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 39%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one in the area commutes via public transport, and the 15% who work from home is far below the New South Wales figure. Most residents rely on cars, with 61.4% driving and 4.4% travelling as passengers.
15.0% ▲ +265.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
The area has a high level of service with 8 stops and 3 routes, which is larger than about 80% of similar places. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are among the highest at this level, well above the state average.
8
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.60
Higher than 86% 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).
1,822.4
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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
It takes 92 minutes to drive to the city, which is higher than most areas. The walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 9 minutes, which is around the middle for its level.
9
Lower than 56% 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.
92
Higher than 64% 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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10278/belmont-south/topic/transport