18.9% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
North Sydney · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in North Sydney
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive shift in how people get to work has hit North Sydney, where 60.9% of workers now stay at home. This change is part of a broader trend toward less car reliance, with nearly one in five homes choosing not to own a vehicle. The area is highly connected, offering some of the best public transport frequency in the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 18.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the national average of 7.4%. This proportion has risen slightly since 2011, with most households owning either one (56.6%) or two (20.3%) vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In North Sydney, 1 vehicle is the majority at 57%; 2 vehicles is next at 20%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged by 55 percentage points since 2011 to reach 60.9%, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 31.0%. In contrast, the share of people using public transport to get to work fell by 26 points to 4.7%.
60.9% ▲ +1027.8%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.7% ▼ -84.9%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 4.7%
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.
North Sydney has 57 different public transport routes and 235 stops, with bus services making up nearly 90% of the network. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the state figure, ranking among the highest at this level.
235
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.41
Higher than 52% 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).
2,148.2
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).
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.
Getting to the nearest transport stop is much easier here than in most areas, with a typical walking time of just 2 minutes.
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.
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 North Sydney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15950/north-sydney/topic/transport