23.8% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Heffron · State Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Heffron
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all workers in Heffron now work from home, a massive shift for the area. This high rate of remote work is far above the national figure and is a key feature of how people manage their daily travel here.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 23.8% of homes in Heffron have no motor vehicle, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. While this is among the highest rates for similar areas, it has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Heffron, 1 vehicle is the majority at 53%; No vehicle is next at 24%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is the most common choice for 47.3% of people, a huge increase from 3.1% in 2011. Meanwhile, 6.7% use public transport to get to work, which is well above both the state and national figures.
47.3% ▲ +1445.1%
Higher than 97% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.7% ▼ -74.2%
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 6.7%
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.
Heffron has a high number of weekly departures per 1,000 people, far above the New South Wales figure. This is supported by 48 different routes and 382 stops, with buses making up the vast majority of services at 91.4%.
382
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.25
Lower than 77% 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).
2,653.1
Higher than 92% 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).
48
Higher than 85% 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 Heffron [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10035/heffron/topic/transport