3.2% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Holsworthy · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Holsworthy
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far higher share of people work from home in Holsworthy than the national figure, with 37.6% of the workforce avoiding a commute. This makes the area stand out compared to most other similar places. While few households lack a car, the local transport network is quite extensive.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are very common here, with only 3.2% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This is well below the 9.2% seen across New South Wales.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Holsworthy, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is a major trend, with 37.6% of the workforce doing so—a figure far above the Australian average of 21%. About 31.8% of workers drive to their jobs, while 2.9% use public transport.
37.6% ▲ +1708.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.9% ▼ -82.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 2.9%
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.
Holsworthy has more public transport stops and routes than about 90% of similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure.
25
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.
4.42
Higher than 75% 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).
765.6
Higher than 83% 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).
6
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.
Travel to the city is very slow from this area, with a drive time of 166 minutes that is among the highest for this type of place.
166
Higher than 93% 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 Holsworthy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11933/holsworthy/topic/transport