15.6% —
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Randwick - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Randwick - North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than half of working residents in Randwick - North now work from home, making it a place where the daily commute is becoming less common. This trend is reflected in the housing, where about 15.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well above the New South Wales and national averages.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households keep one car, but the 15.6% of homes without a vehicle is among the highest for similar areas. This is well above the 9.2% typical for New South Wales, though the figure fell slightly since 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Randwick - North, 1 vehicle is the majority at 56%; 2 vehicles is next at 23%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far more common here than in the rest of the country, with 51.1% of workers staying home, a massive rise from 4.9% in 2016. Meanwhile, the 4.4% of people using public transport to get to work is a little above the national figure.
51.1% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.4% —
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 23.9%
- 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.
Buses are the only form of public transport here, and the area has a much higher number of weekly departures per 1,000 people than the state average. This high frequency helps 276,285 people be reachable within 45 minutes by transit.
54
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.33
Lower than 65% 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).
2,487.0
Higher than 86% 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).
13
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
71,793
Higher than 88% 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).
276,285
Higher than 87% 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).
38
Lower than 84% 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 to the city is very fast, with a typical drive time of just 10 minutes. Access to local transport is also easy, as the walk to the nearest stop takes only one minute, which is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
10
Lower than 88% 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Randwick - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118021569/randwick-north/topic/transport