16.1% ▼ -16.8%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Randwick · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Randwick
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all working residents in Randwick now work from home, a massive jump from just 4% in 2011. This shift toward remote work is far more common here than in the rest of the state. While public transport use is high, many residents rely on the area's extensive network of buses and light rail to move around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 16.1% of households in Randwick have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure of 7.4%. This proportion of car-free homes has fallen by 3.3 percentage points since 2011, with 46.8% of homes now owning a single vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Randwick, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (28%) and No vehicle (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far more common here than across Australia, with 45.2% of people doing so. While 4.4% of residents commute via public transport, this is a little above the national figure despite a 17 percentage point drop since 2011.
45.2% ▲ +1042.1%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.4% ▼ -79.2%
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 4.4%
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.
Randwick has a very high number of weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people, far above the New South Wales figure. The area is served by 39 routes and 548 stops, with buses making up almost all of the service at 96.8%.
548
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.08
Higher than 60% 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).
3,392.3
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).
39
Higher than 83% 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 into the city is quick, with a typical drive time of only 13 minutes. Residents also have very easy access to transit, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking 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.
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 Randwick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16550/randwick/topic/transport