14.0% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Willoughby · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Willoughby
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive shift in how people get to work has occurred in Willoughby, where working from home rose 48 points since 2011. More than half of the workforce now works from home, far above the national figure. This transition happens in an area with excellent transit links and very short travel times to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Far more homes in Willoughby have no motor vehicle compared to most areas, at 14%. This figure is well above the national average and has remained steady since 2011, with about 48% of households owning just one car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Willoughby, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 48%, followed by 2 vehicles (29%) and No vehicle (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is now the primary way people get to work, with 54.4% doing so, which is far above the New South Wales figure. While 5% of people use public transport—a little above the national average—this is a significant drop from 26.5% in 2011.
54.4% ▲ +805.4%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.0% ▼ -81.3%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 high here, with 312 stops and 60 different routes. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is among the highest at this level and well above the state figure, with buses making up 93.6% of the network.
312
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.13
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).
2,012.4
Higher than 91% 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).
60
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 around is quick, with the typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 2 minutes. This is much lower than most areas, and the drive time to the city is also very short at just 9 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.
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 Willoughby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA18250/willoughby/topic/transport