6.7% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hornsby · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Hornsby
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 47% of the workforce in Hornsby now work from home, a figure that is far above the national average. This shift marks a major change in how people get around, as the area sees a huge rise in remote work alongside high levels of public transport infrastructure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own at least one car, with 37.3% having two vehicles. Only 6.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is about the same as the national figure and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Hornsby splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen by 42 points since 2011 to reach 46.9%, placing Hornsby among the highest areas for remote work. In contrast, those using public transport to get to work fell from 17.4% in 2011 to 3.4% in 2021.
46.9% ▲ +776.7%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.4% ▼ -80.2%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 3.4%
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.
Public transport access is very strong, with 940 stops and 57 routes. The number of stops and weekly departures per 1,000 people are both much higher than most similar areas, with buses making up 92.9% of the network.
940
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.19
Higher than 85% 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).
1,541.6
Higher than 87% 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).
57
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.
The typical drive time to the city is 44 minutes, which is around the middle for its level. However, the 30-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most areas.
30
Higher than 62% 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.
44
Lower than 55% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Hornsby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14000/hornsby/topic/transport