14.6% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Woollahra · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Woollahra
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in Woollahra than in most similar areas, with 57% of the workforce avoiding a daily commute. This high rate of home working is a standout feature for the area, which also has a much higher proportion of car-free households than the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 14.6% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the own New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Nearly half of all households (47.3%) own just one vehicle, and this car-free trend has risen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Woollahra, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (29%) and No vehicle (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is incredibly common here, rising from 8% in 2011 to 57% in 2021, which is far above the national figure of 21%. Meanwhile, only 3.2% of people use public transport to get to work, a figure that has fallen 17 points since 2011.
57.0% ▲ +612.2%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.2% ▼ -84.7%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 3.2%
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.
Weekly public transport departures are among the highest at this level, with 2,314.6 per 1,000 people, far above the New South Wales figure of 1,313.6. The network is dominated by buses, which make up 98.1% of the available modes.
256
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.79
Higher than 70% 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).
2,314.6
Higher than 94% 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).
18
Higher than 68% 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 very quick, with a typical drive time of only 9 minutes. Residents also have easy access to transit, with a typical 4-minute walk to the nearest stop.
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.
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 Woollahra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA18500/woollahra/topic/transport