6.0% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Heathcote · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Heathcote
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in Heathcote than in the typical Australian suburb, with 32.8% of workers doing so. This reflects a workforce that relies less on daily travel than the national average. While most households own multiple cars, the area is well served by a high number of public transport stops.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have two vehicles, and 13.4% own three. Only 6.0% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Heathcote, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 32.8% of people doing so, which is far above the Australian figure. This helps explain why only 2.2% of the workforce uses public transport to get to work.
32.8% ▲ +883.6%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.2% ▼ -78.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 2.2%
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.
Heathcote has 47 public transport stops, which is among the largest number for its area type. Despite having 7.64 stops per 1,000 people—well above the state figure—the number of weekly departures is far below the New South Wales average.
47
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.64
Higher than 86% 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).
292.5
Higher than 74% 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).
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The walk to the nearest stop takes about 21 minutes, which is higher than most areas. It takes around 54 minutes to drive to the city, a time that is around the middle for similar places.
21
Higher than 60% 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.
54
Lower than 59% 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Heathcote [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11890/heathcote/topic/transport