20.7% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 97% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Balmain · State Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Balmain
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than half of working residents in Balmain now work from home, a figure far above the national average. This shift is mirrored in local car ownership, as about one in five households here do not own a motor vehicle. This is much higher than the 7.4% typical across Australia.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 20.7% of Balmain homes have no motor vehicle, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This figure has risen since 2011, and the most common setup is a single vehicle for 51.9% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Balmain, 1 vehicle is the majority at 52%; 2 vehicles is next at 22%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 56.3% of residents doing so—a jump of 51 points since 2011. While 3.7% use public transport to get to work, this is a little above the New South Wales figure but represents a 19 point fall from 2011.
56.3% ▲ +886.4%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.7% ▼ -83.4%
Higher than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 3.7%
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.
Weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people are among the highest at this level, far above the state figure. However, the number of stops per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales average, with buses making up almost all of the 45 available routes.
199
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.39
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
2,697.3
Higher than 93% of state electorate 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).
45
Higher than 81% of state electorate areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Balmain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10004/balmain/topic/transport