2.4% ▲ +62.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cecil Hills · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Cecil Hills
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 31% of people in Cecil Hills work from home, a figure well above the national average. This heavy reliance on home-based work is seen in a community where very few people use public transport for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes here go without a car, with only 2.4% having no motor vehicle—well below the state and national figures. Most households own multiple cars, and 35% of homes have exactly two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Cecil Hills, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 35%, followed by 3 vehicles (24%) and 1 vehicle (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is a major trend, with 30.9% of the workforce doing so. This is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian average, while only 0.5% of people commute by public transport.
30.9% ▲ +1214.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -86.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 0.5%
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.
The area has 32 public transport stops and 4 routes, which is among the highest for its level. However, all available services are buses, and these are less frequent than the state average.
32
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.
4.63
Higher than 76% 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).
1,056.2
Higher than 87% 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).
4
Higher than 82% 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).
6,906
Lower than 63% 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.
A typical drive to the city takes 34 minutes, which is lower than in most areas. However, it takes much longer than usual to reach the nearest stop on foot, with a walk of 26 minutes.
26
Higher than 63% 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.
34
Lower than 71% 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 Cecil Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10864/cecil-hills/topic/transport