8.2% —
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 40% of workers in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights work from home, making it a major hub for remote employment compared to the rest of the country. While the area is well-served by a high number of bus departures, the long transit time to the city means most residents rely on their own cars or home offices.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though 8.2% of households have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far more common here than across Australia, with 38.3% of people doing so. Driving is the next most popular choice at 40%, while only 2.6% of workers use public transport to get to their jobs.
38.3% —
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.6% —
Higher than 60% 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 11 bus routes and 44 stops, with weekly departures per 1,000 people being much higher than most areas and slightly above the state figure. However, the 84-minute transit time to the city is among the highest for its level.
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.
3.91
Lower 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).
1,613.7
Higher than 76% 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).
11,241
Lower than 66% 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).
65,630
Higher than 61% 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).
84
Higher than 93% 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.
A typical drive to the city takes 24 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas. Residents also live about 5 minutes' walk from their nearest transport stop.
5
Higher than 50% 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.
24
Lower than 52% 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 Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122031697/narrabeen-wheeler-heights/topic/transport