14.4% ▼ -17.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Belmore · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Belmore
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short 2-minute walk to the nearest stop makes Belmore a highly accessible hub for residents. Many people here live without a car, with 14.4% of homes having no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure of 7.4%. This reliance on other options is supported by strong public transport links and a high number of people working from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly 1 in 7 homes in Belmore have no motor vehicle, a rate well above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is a single vehicle, found in 45.9% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Belmore, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 46%, followed by 2 vehicles (27%) and No vehicle (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 31.2% of the workforce doing so—far above the Australian average of 21%. Meanwhile, 4.9% of people commute via public transport, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
31.2% ▲ +1388.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.9% ▼ -72.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 4.9%
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.
Belmore has a high number of public transport stops and 14 different routes, making it one of the largest hubs for transit access. This is reflected in the weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is much higher than most similar areas.
52
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.
3.77
Higher than 72% 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).
1,287.9
Higher than 88% 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).
14
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
80,743
Higher than 88% 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).
295,114
Higher than 88% 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).
60
Higher than 56% 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 is relatively quick, with a drive time of 17 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also benefit from very short walks to their nearest transport stop.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
17
Lower than 86% 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 Belmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10279/belmore/topic/transport