7.0% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hunters Hill · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Hunters Hill
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost half of the working population in Hunters Hill works from home, a rate far above the national figure. This area stands out among similar places for its high number of public transport stops and frequent departures. It is a well-connected hub where a short 11-minute drive can get residents into the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have at least one car, with 40.4% owning two. Only 7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Hunters Hill, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is the most common way to get to work here at 49.2%, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 31%. Only 2% of people commute by public transport, though this is much higher than in most similar areas.
49.2% ▲ +550.9%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% ▼ -84.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 59 stops and 6 routes, making it larger than about 89% of similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are well above the state figure, and the area is served entirely by buses.
59
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.55
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).
1,919.8
Higher than 91% 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).
73,378
Higher than 88% 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).
185,863
Higher than 87% 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).
48
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is convenient, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking no time at all. The drive time to the city is among the lowest at this level, taking only 11 minutes.
0
Lower than 99% 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.
11
Lower than 94% 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 Hunters Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11961/hunters-hill/topic/transport