6.5% —
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Central Coast · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Central Coast
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A much higher proportion of people work from home in Central Coast than the national figure, with 25.5% of workers doing so. While the area has a vast network of public transport, the region's distance from the city remains a significant factor for residents.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have one or two cars, with 38% having one and 36.4% having two. About 6.5% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Central Coast splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose 20 points since 2016 to reach 25.5%, which is well above the national figure. Conversely, those using public transport to get to work fell to 1.3%, a little below the state and national levels.
25.5% —
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% —
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 1.3%
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.
Central Coast has one of the largest networks at this level, with 2,967 stops and 101 routes. There are 8.56 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 5.27.
2,967
Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.56
Higher than 94% 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).
1,487.5
Higher than 86% 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).
101
Higher than 88% 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.
The typical drive time to the city is 109 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
109
Higher than 78% 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 Central Coast
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Central Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11650/central-coast/topic/transport