8.3% ▼ -31.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Girards Hill · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Girards Hill
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of working residents in Girards Hill drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While most homes own at least one vehicle, a small number of people rely on walking or other means to travel. Public transport is available, though it is used far less than in other parts of the country.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.3% of homes in Girards Hill have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. The most common setup is a single vehicle, found in 46.4% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Girards Hill, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is done by 15.4% of the workforce, which is well below the national figure. Virtually no one uses public transport to get to work, a result that is well below the Australian average.
15.4% ▲ +180.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 four public transport stops and one route, which is more than about 72% of similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales 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.
3.03
Higher than 69% 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).
166.9
Higher than 72% 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).
1
Higher than 71% 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 easy here, with a typical walk of just 2 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
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.
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 Girards Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11635/girards-hill/topic/transport