11.2% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mosman · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Mosman
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in Mosman than in most similar areas, with 58.8% of the workforce doing so. This high rate of remote work is paired with an exceptional level of public transport access and a very short commute to the city center.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 11.2% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 7.4%. For those who do own cars, the most common arrangement is a single vehicle, found in 47.3% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mosman, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and No vehicle (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 58.8%, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 31%. Meanwhile, the proportion of people commuting by public transport has fallen sharply since 2011, dropping 19 points to 3.3%.
58.8% ▲ +648.7%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.3% ▼ -85.4%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 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.
Public transport access is among the highest for this level, with 3,186.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people—far above the state figure. The area is served by 23 routes and 194 stops, all of which are bus services.
194
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.
6.85
Higher than 88% 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).
3,186.5
Higher than 99% 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).
23
Higher than 73% 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 very efficient, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only one minute. The drive time to the city is also much lower than most areas, averaging just 9 minutes.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
9
Lower than 93% 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 Mosman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15350/mosman/topic/transport