11.4% ▼ -32.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hamilton · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Hamilton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Well above the national figure, 11.4% of Hamilton households do not own a car. This makes the area stand out for its low car reliance, which is supported by a high density of public transport options and very short walks to the nearest stop.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The usual home here has one or two vehicles, but the 11.4% of households without a car is among the highest for similar areas and a little above the New South Wales figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Hamilton, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and No vehicle (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 26.1%, which is well above the national figure. While 44.6% of workers drive, 5.2% walk to work, and 2.1% use public transport.
26.1% ▲ +593.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.1% ▼ -62.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 2.1%
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.
Hamilton has excellent transit access, with 30 stops and 12 routes. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the New South Wales figure, with buses making up 89.9% of the service.
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.
6.50
Higher than 84% 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).
2,356.5
Higher than 94% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the nearest stop takes only 3 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. However, the drive time to the city is 102 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
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.
102
Higher than 70% 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 Hamilton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11845/hamilton/topic/transport