12.1% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
East Hills · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in East Hills
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over a third of people working in East Hills do so from home, which is far above the national figure. This area is well-connected, with a high number of public transport options and very short walks to the nearest stops. While many households own multiple cars, about 12% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well above the Australian average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two vehicles, though 12.1% of households have no motor vehicle at all. This is among the highest proportions for this type of area and is well above the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →East Hills splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (35%) and 2 vehicles (32%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is a major trend here, with 36.1% of the workforce doing so, which is far above the Australian average of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is also a little above the national figure at 4.3%.
36.1% ▲ +1034.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.3% ▼ -69.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 4.3%
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.
East Hills has a high level of service, with 30 stops and 9 routes, which are among the largest numbers for its level. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are well above the New South Wales figure, and the area has far more stops per person than most other areas.
30
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.
8.90
Higher than 87% 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).
1,902.7
Higher than 91% 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).
9
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
15,994
Higher than 69% 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).
106,909
Higher than 80% 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).
60
Higher than 56% 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.
Residents enjoy very quick access to transit, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking just 2 minutes. This is much lower than most areas, as is the 25-minute drive time to the city.
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.
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 East Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11354/east-hills/topic/transport