9.6% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Lane Cove · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Lane Cove
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of the working population in Lane Cove now work from home, a figure far above the national average. This shift is the most striking part of the local transport landscape, which is supported by a very high number of bus services and short travel times to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.6% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. Half of all households rely on a single car, while 31.8% own two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Lane Cove, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 49%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and No vehicle (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is incredibly common here, with 55.7% of people doing so, a rise of 50 points since 2011. In contrast, those using public transport to get to work fell to 3.3% over the same period.
55.7% ▲ +841.3%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.3% ▼ -85.6%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 3.3%
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.
Lane Cove has excellent connectivity, with 207 stops and 26 routes across the area. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are among the highest at this level, far above the New South Wales figure.
207
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.25
Higher than 75% 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).
2,167.3
Higher than 93% 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).
26
Higher than 75% 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 relatively quick, with a typical 13-minute drive to the city. Most residents also have a very short walk to their nearest transport stop, usually taking only 4 minutes.
4
Lower than 71% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Lane Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14700/lane-cove/topic/transport