2.7% ▲ +27.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Currans Hill · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Currans Hill
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of the workforce in Currans Hill drive to work, reflecting a community that relies heavily on cars. While most homes have at least one vehicle, the area's transport options are dominated by buses. It is a well-connected suburb where most people live just a one-minute walk from their nearest stop.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes lack a car, with only 2.7% having none. This is well below the New South Wales and national figures. Most households are well-equipped, as 43.5% own two vehicles and 16.4% have three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Currans Hill, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 21.2% of residents, which is about the same as the national figure. Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 1.1%, which is a little below the state and national averages.
21.2% ▲ +827.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -71.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 23 public transport stops and 12 routes, which is among the largest at this level. While the number of stops per 1,000 people is much higher than most similar areas, this figure remains well below the New South Wales average.
23
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.
4.15
Higher than 74% 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).
1,218.6
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).
12
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
6,445
Higher than 53% 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).
25,485
Higher than 53% 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 around is convenient, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only one minute. This is much lower than most areas, and the drive time to the city is also lower than most 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.
40
Lower than 67% 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 Currans Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11176/currans-hill/topic/transport