1.8% ▲ +51.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
West Hoxton · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in West Hoxton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 40% of homes in West Hoxton have two motor vehicles, reflecting a strong reliance on cars for travel. This suburb is heavily dependent on private transport, though nearly 30% of the workforce now works from home. While public transport is available, it remains a minor choice for most daily trips.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes here go without a car, with only 1.8% having none, which is well below the national figure. Most households are well-equipped, as 40.7% have three or more vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In West Hoxton, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 3 vehicles (23%) and 4 or more (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here at 29.2%, a figure well above the Australian average. Only 1.1% of workers use public transport to get to their jobs, which is a little below the state and national figures.
29.2% ▲ +1188.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -73.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 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.
Bus services are the only mode of transport available here, with 33 stops and 11 routes. While the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is much higher than most similar areas, it is still well below the New South Wales average.
33
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.
3.25
Higher than 70% 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).
1,003.1
Higher than 86% 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).
11
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
17,194
Higher than 71% 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).
30,457
Higher than 56% 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 typical drive time to the city is 35 minutes, which is lower than most areas. A walk to the nearest public transport stop usually takes about 8 minutes.
8
Lower than 57% 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.
35
Lower 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)).
- 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 West Hoxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14263/west-hoxton/topic/transport