1.7% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Elizabeth Hills · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Elizabeth Hills
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive 35.1% of the workforce now works from home in Elizabeth Hills, a figure far above the national average. This shift toward remote work sits alongside a strong reliance on private cars, with very few residents choosing public transport for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as only 1.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Nearly half of all households own two vehicles, and about 31% own three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Elizabeth Hills, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 48%, followed by 1 vehicle (19%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common, with 35.1% of people doing so—well above the 31% state average. Driving is the next most popular choice, while only 0.5% of residents use public transport to get to work.
35.1% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.5%
- 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 10 public transport stops and two routes, which is more than most similar areas, though these are solely bus services. Despite this, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure.
10
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.12
Higher than 70% 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).
809.5
Higher than 84% 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).
2
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
6,906
Higher than 54% 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).
33,088
Higher than 58% 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 to the city takes about 34 minutes by car, which is lower than in most areas. Residents also enjoy quick access to transit, with the walk to the nearest stop taking only 3 minutes.
3
Lower than 79% 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 Elizabeth Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11400/elizabeth-hills/topic/transport