9.9% ▼ -33.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Broadmeadow · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Broadmeadow
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more public transport options than most similar areas make Broadmeadow a highly connected hub. With 35 different routes and a massive number of weekly departures, the area provides residents with exceptional access to transit services.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. While many households have one or two cars, the proportion without a vehicle is a little above the national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Broadmeadow, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 24.5% of the workforce doing so, which is well above the Australian figure. Nearly half of the remaining workers drive to their jobs, and 1.7% use public transport.
24.5% ▲ +925.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.7% ▼ -62.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 1.7%
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.
Public transport access is among the highest at this level, with 13.03 stops per 1,000 people, far above the New South Wales figure. This network consists of 22 stops and 35 routes, dominated by bus services.
22
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
13.03
Higher than 89% 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).
5,866.1
Higher than 99% 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).
35
Higher than 87% 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.
Getting to the nearest stop is very easy, with a typical walk of just 1 minute, which is much lower than most areas. However, the drive time to the city is higher than in most similar places.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
102
Higher than 70% 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 Broadmeadow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10575/broadmeadow/topic/transport