21.5% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hamilton South · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Hamilton South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than one in five homes in Hamilton South have no motor vehicle, which is far above the national figure. This reliance on other options is reflected in the local infrastructure and the high number of people who work from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 21.5% of households do not own a car, a rate far above the 9.2% seen across New South Wales. For those who do, 33.1% of homes have two vehicles, while 30.1% have one.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Hamilton South splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (33%) and 1 vehicle (30%), with No vehicle at 21%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 29.4% of residents doing so, which is well above the Australian average of 21%. Driving as the sole occupant of a car is the most common commute at 43.6%.
29.4% ▲ +560.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -66.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 1.1%
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.
The area is well served by public transport with 24 stops and 5 routes, making it larger than about 90% of similar areas. All local services are provided by buses.
24
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.
5.92
Higher than 81% 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).
1,169.3
Higher than 87% 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).
5
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.
Most residents are only a 2-minute walk from their nearest stop, which is much lower than most areas. However, the drive time to the city is higher than in most other places.
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.
104
Higher 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)).
- 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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11848/hamilton-south/topic/transport