13.3% —
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Leichhardt · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Leichhardt
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people now work from home in Leichhardt than in other parts of the country, with 55.1% of the workforce doing so. This shift towards remote work is a defining feature of the area, which also sees a high number of households choosing to live without a car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 13.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Most households have just one vehicle, while 27.5% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Leichhardt, 1 vehicle is the majority at 53%; 2 vehicles is next at 27%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is incredibly common here, at 55.1%, which is far above the national figure of 21.0%. Only 3.1% of the workforce commutes using public transport, a rate that is about the same as the national average.
55.1% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.1% —
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 has a very high number of weekly departures per 1,000 people, at 2,336.3, which is far above the state figure. While there are far fewer stops per 1,000 people than in most areas, the 19 available routes allow over 345,000 people to be reached within 45 minutes.
44
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.51
Lower than 75% 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).
2,336.3
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).
19
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
121,451
Higher than 91% 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).
345,016
Higher than 89% 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).
44
Lower than 76% 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 efficient, with a drive time of only 7 minutes. Residents also enjoy excellent access to transit, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking just 1 minute.
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.
7
Lower than 95% 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 Leichhardt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120021675/leichhardt/topic/transport