4.9% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Castle Hill · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Castle Hill
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost half of all working residents in Castle Hill work from home, which is far above the national figure. This high rate of home-working is a standout feature of the area, though most households still rely on cars to get around. Public transport is well-available here, with a high number of routes and frequent departures.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have multiple cars, with 40.9% owning two vehicles. Only 4.9% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales rate of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Castle Hill, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 47.6%, a figure far above the Australian average of 21.0%. For those who travel, 31.8% drive themselves, while 2.3% use public transport.
47.6% ▲ +821.7%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% ▼ -77.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 2.3%
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.
The area has a high level of service, with 224 stops and weekly departures per 1,000 people that are far above the state average. Buses are the main mode of transit, making up 96.2% of the service.
224
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.48
Higher than 79% 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).
2,796.4
Higher than 96% 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).
24
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
25,049
Higher than 78% 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).
148,716
Higher than 86% 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).
57
Lower than 51% 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.
It is a quick 25-minute drive to the city, which is much lower than most similar areas. Getting to the nearest transport stop is also easier than usual, with a typical walk of 6 minutes.
6
Lower than 64% 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.
25
Lower than 79% 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 Castle Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10846/castle-hill/topic/transport