10.4% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Canada Bay · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Canada Bay
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost half of the working population in Canada Bay now work from home, a figure that is far above the national average. This shift is part of a broader transport landscape where many residents live without a car and enjoy very quick access to public transport. It is an area where the typical commute is short, with the city only 13 minutes away by car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.4% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure of 7.4%. Most homes have one or two vehicles, though this rate of car-free living has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Canada Bay, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 46%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and No vehicle (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged 43 points since 2011 to reach 46.8%, placing Canada Bay among the highest for this trend. While 4.4% of people use public transport to get to work—which is a little above the national figure—this is a 14 point drop from a decade ago.
46.8% ▲ +1043.9%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.4% ▼ -76.8%
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 2,085.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average. With 54 different routes and 297 stops, the network is larger than about 91% of similar areas, though buses make up almost all of these services.
297
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.33
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
2,085.5
Higher than 92% of council (lga) 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).
54
Higher than 86% of council (lga) 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 walk to the nearest stop taking only 2 minutes. This ease of access is matched by a short 13-minute drive time to the city, both of which are much lower than in most other areas.
2
Lower than 86% of council (lga) 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.
13
Lower than 86% of council (lga) 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).
More for Canada Bay
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Canada Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11520/canada-bay/topic/transport