3.2% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Pymble · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Pymble
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in Pymble than in the rest of the state, with 55.8% of the workforce avoiding a daily commute. This shift toward home-based work is the most striking change in the area, as the number of people working from home rose by 49 percentage points since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are very common here, with 46% of homes owning two vehicles and only 3.2% of households having no motor vehicle. This low rate of car-free homes is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Pymble, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is now the primary way people get to work, while those using public transport fell by 13 percentage points since 2011 to just 2.2%. This figure is about the same as the national average of 3.1%.
55.8% ▲ +692.6%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.2% ▼ -85.3%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 2.2%
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.
Pymble has a high density of infrastructure, with 121 public transport stops and 7.03 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the state average. Despite this, the 66-minute transit time to the city is higher than in most areas.
121
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.03
Higher than 83% 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).
1,480.4
Higher than 73% 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).
11
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
17,221
Higher than 54% 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).
17,221
Lower than 75% 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).
66
Higher than 64% 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.
Driving to the city is relatively quick, taking about 18 minutes, which is lower than most areas. However, the 6-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most places.
6
Higher than 57% 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.
18
Lower than 66% 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 Pymble [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121031409/pymble/topic/transport