2.7% ▼ -31.5%
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Baulkham Hills · State Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Baulkham Hills
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all workers in Baulkham Hills work from home, a figure far above the national average. This shift toward remote work is the standout feature of the local transport landscape, while the area remains heavily reliant on private cars for those who do travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few households here get by without a car, with only 2.7% having no motor vehicle. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%, and the number of car-free homes has fallen further since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Baulkham Hills, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 47%, which is far above the Australian figure of 21%. Meanwhile, public transport use for commuting has fallen sharply since 2011, now sitting at 2.5%, about the same as the state average.
47.0% ▲ +1024.4%
Higher than 97% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.5% ▼ -74.3%
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 2.5%
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.
The area has a high level of service, with 513 public transport stops and 39 routes. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the New South Wales figure, with buses making up 96.5% of the available options.
513
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.79
Higher than 74% 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).
2,105.2
Higher than 87% 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).
39
Higher than 75% 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Baulkham Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10008/baulkham-hills/topic/transport