20.5% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Fernhill · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Fernhill
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people live without a car in Fernhill than in most similar areas, with 20.5% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is far above the national figure of 7.4%. While public transport access is high compared to similar places, many residents still rely on cars or work from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About one in five homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. For those with cars, the most common arrangement is owning a single vehicle, accounting for 33.5% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Fernhill, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 34%, followed by 2 vehicles (27%) and No vehicle (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 28.5% of people doing so, which is well above the Australian figure of 21.0%. Most other residents drive to work, while only 1.4% use public transport.
28.5% ▲ +838.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -43.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 1.4%
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.
Fernhill has seven public transport routes and four stops, which is more than about 76% of similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure.
4
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.05
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).
652.5
Higher than 81% 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).
7
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the nearest transport stop is very quick, with a walking time of just 3 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 62 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.
62
Lower than 55% 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)).
- 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 Fernhill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11510/fernhill/topic/transport