11.5% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 87% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bennelong · Federal Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Bennelong
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 47% of people in Bennelong now work from home, making it one of the highest rates for this level. This shift to remote work is a major part of the local transport story, alongside a high number of households that do not own a car. The area is well connected, with very short walks to public transport stops.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 11.5% of homes in Bennelong have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 7.4% national figure. This level of car-free living has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Bennelong, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 46%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and No vehicle (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nearly half of workers (46.7%) now work from home, a figure that rose 42 points since 2016 and sits far above the New South Wales rate. Meanwhile, those using public transport to get to work fell 17 points since 2016 to 4.3%.
46.7% —
Higher than 95% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 46.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.3% —
Higher than 74% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 well above the New South Wales figure at 1,985.3, which is much higher than most areas. Buses are the primary mode of transit, making up 95.9% of the network.
844
Higher than 61% of federal electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.41
Lower than 58% of federal 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).
1,985.3
Higher than 85% of federal 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).
55
Higher than 50% of federal electorate areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is efficient, with a typical one-minute walk to the nearest stop, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is also lower than most areas at 17 minutes.
1
Lower than 93% of federal electorate 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.
17
Lower than 77% of federal electorate 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)).
- 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 Bennelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED103/bennelong/topic/transport