20.2% —
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hornsby - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Hornsby - East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than one in five homes in Hornsby - East have no motor vehicle, a rate far above the national figure. This is a high-ranking area for both public transport use and working from home, though the way people travel has shifted significantly in recent years.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 20.2% of homes have no car, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. This proportion rose by 2.2 points since 2016, with 57.7% of households now owning a single vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Hornsby - East, 1 vehicle is the majority at 58%; No vehicle is next at 20%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 37.5%, which is far above the Australian average and rose sharply from just 2.6% in 2016. Public transport use for work is well above state and national figures at 9.0%, though this fell by 27 points since 2016.
37.5% —
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
9.0% —
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 9.0%
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.
While there are 15 public transport routes, the area has 2.85 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 5.27. Most commuters use buses (74.2%), and the typical transit time to the city is 73 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
34
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.85
Lower than 72% 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).
782.9
Lower than 51% 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).
15
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
23,820
Higher than 70% 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).
42,011
Lower than 52% 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).
73
Higher 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.
The walk to the nearest stop is very short, taking only 3 minutes, which is lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 25 minutes, placing the area around the middle for similar locations.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
25
Higher than 50% 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 Hornsby - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121021577/hornsby-east/topic/transport