4.5% ▼ -26.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Blaxland · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Blaxland
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 40% of workers in Blaxland work from home, a figure far above the Australian average. This high rate of remote work is a standout feature for the area, where most households own at least one car and the typical commute to the city takes 44 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have two vehicles (41.5%), while only 4.5% of households have no motor vehicle. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Blaxland, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 39.5% of people doing so, which is well above the state figure of 31%. Only 1.5% of the workforce commutes by public transport, which is a little below the national average.
39.5% ▲ +662.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -82.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 1.5%
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.
Blaxland has 47 public transport stops and 5 routes, which is among the largest and most numerous for similar areas. However, the weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the New South Wales figure.
47
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.
6.32
Higher than 83% 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).
402.2
Higher than 77% 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).
5
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
18,993
Higher than 73% 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).
18,993
Lower than 52% 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.
Getting to the nearest stop is very quick, with a typical walk of just 2 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 44 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
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.
44
Lower than 65% 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 Blaxland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10406/blaxland/topic/transport