4.9% ▼ -49.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hamilton North · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Hamilton North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 24% of people in Hamilton North work from home, which is a little above the national figure. This local area is well-served by transport, with public transport stops and departures far above the state average. Most residents rely on cars, though a small number of homes have no motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own one or two cars, though 4.9% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is higher than most similar areas, but remains well below the New South Wales figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Hamilton North, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
More than half of workers drive to work, while 23.9% work from home. Only 2.1% use public transport for their commute, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
23.9% ▲ +788.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.1% ▼ -56.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 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.
Public transport access is very strong, with 9.64 stops per 1,000 people and weekly departures far above the state average. All available public transport services in the area are buses.
9
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.64
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).
3,513.9
Higher than 99% 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.
Walking to the nearest stop takes just 2 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. However, the drive time to the city is 101 minutes, which is higher 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.
101
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 North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11847/hamilton-north/topic/transport