8.0% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Blackheath · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Blackheath
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home is a major part of daily life in Blackheath, where 36.5% of residents skip the commute entirely. This rate is far above the national figure of 21%, reflecting a local lifestyle less dependent on daily travel to city offices.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than in most similar areas. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is one vehicle per household, at 48.5%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Blackheath, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 48%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and 3 vehicles (8%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 1.3% of people use public transport to get to work, which is a little below the New South Wales figure. This low usage is consistent with the high proportion of people who work from home.
36.5% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 1.3%
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.
Blackheath has 75 public transport stops and 17 routes, which are among the largest counts for its level. While the number of stops per 1,000 people is far above the state figure, the number of weekly departures is well below the New South Wales average.
75
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
16.05
Higher than 90% 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).
954.0
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).
17
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The walk to the nearest stop takes about 4 minutes, which is lower than most areas. It typically takes 83 minutes to drive to the city.
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.
83
Higher than 58% 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 Blackheath [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10392/blackheath/topic/transport