27.0% ▲ +18.1%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
North Sydney - Lavender Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in North Sydney - Lavender Bay
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people live without a car in North Sydney - Lavender Bay than in most of the country. About 27% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the national rate of 7.4%. This reliance on other transport is matched by a huge shift toward working from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly 27% of households here have no motor vehicle, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and has risen by 4.1 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In North Sydney - Lavender Bay, 1 vehicle is the majority at 55%; No vehicle is next at 27%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
A huge 61.9% of people work from home, which is far above the national figure of 21%. While 5.8% still commute by public transport—well above the state average—this has fallen by 27 percentage points since 2011.
61.9% ▲ +917.3%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 61.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.8% ▼ -82.3%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people far above the state figure. It has 32 different routes and 58 stops, meaning it is among the largest for transit access at this level.
58
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.66
Higher than 56% 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).
3,527.0
Higher than 88% 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).
32
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
196,419
Higher than 96% 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).
721,106
Higher than 95% 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).
20
Lower than 99% 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 only 5 minutes. Most residents can reach their nearest public transport stop in just 1 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.
5
Lower than 99% 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 North Sydney - Lavender Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121041417/north-sydney-lavender-bay/topic/transport