11.3% —
Higher than 90% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Greater Sydney · Capital City
Transport & Vehicles in Greater Sydney
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive shift in work habits has transformed Greater Sydney, where 38.9% of people now work from home. This far exceeds the national figure of 21%. While the region remains a primary hub for transport, the way people move has changed dramatically since 2016.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 11.3% of homes in Greater Sydney have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Australian figure of 7.4%. Most households rely on one or two cars, with 40% and 32.8% respectively.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Greater Sydney, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and No vehicle (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose by 35 points since 2016, while public transport use for commuting fell by 13 points to 3.8%. The typical person now works at home (38.9%) or drives a car (34.2%).
38.9% —
Higher than 99% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.8% —
Higher than 54% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 3.8%
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.
With 26,948 stops and 809 routes, Greater Sydney has the highest number of transport options of any similar area. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are well above the state figure, at 1,738.2.
26,948
Higher than 99% of capital city areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.15
Higher than 66% of capital city areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,738.2
Higher than 91% of capital city 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).
809
Higher than 99% of capital city 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 Greater Sydney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/1GSYD/greater-sydney/topic/transport