17.6% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bondi - Tamarama - Bronte · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Bondi - Tamarama - Bronte
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far higher proportion of people work from home in Bondi - Tamarama - Bronte than the national figure, with 56.1% doing so. This shift is part of a broader trend toward less car reliance, as the area has one of the highest rates of car-free households in the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 17.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the 7.4% national figure. While this is among the highest rates for similar areas, it has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Bondi - Tamarama - Bronte, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 49%, followed by 2 vehicles (26%) and No vehicle (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is the dominant way to earn a living here for 56.1% of the workforce, a massive rise of 51 points since 2011. Public transport use for commuting is about the same as the national figure at 3.1%, though it has fallen significantly over the last decade.
56.1% ▲ +938.0%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.1% ▼ -79.2%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 3.1%
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.
The area is exceptionally well-connected, with a typical transit time to the city of 43 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. While it has fewer stops per 1,000 people than the state average, the number of weekly departures is well above the New South Wales figure.
56
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.94
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,767.7
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
6
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
57,480
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
176,893
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
43
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting into the city is very fast, with a drive time of just 11 minutes. Pedestrians also have immediate access to transit, as the walk to the nearest stop is among the lowest at this level.
0
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
11
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Bondi - Tamarama - Bronte [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118011339/bondi-tamarama-bronte/topic/transport