12.0% ▼ -27.7%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Katoomba - Leura · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Katoomba - Leura
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than a third of working residents in Katoomba - Leura now work from home, a figure that is far above the national average. This high rate of remote work reflects the area's distance from the city, which takes over an hour to reach by car. While public transport options are plentiful, few people use them for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 12% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 7.4%. This is a decrease from 2011, when 16.6% of households were without a car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Katoomba - Leura, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 49%, followed by 2 vehicles (28%) and No vehicle (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 34.6% of people doing so—a rise of 25 points since 2011. In contrast, only 1.5% of people use public transport to get to work, which is a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
34.6% ▲ +270.6%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -77.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 public transport stops and routes, with 1,769.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is well above the state figure. Buses are the main mode of transport, making up 95.3% of the network.
172
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
12.89
Higher than 89% 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).
1,769.3
Higher than 79% 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).
33
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
13,348
Lower than 58% 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).
13,348
Lower than 80% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the city is a long trip, with a typical drive time of 77 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. It also takes longer than usual to reach the nearest stop, with a typical walk of 9 minutes.
9
Higher than 68% 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.
77
Higher than 83% 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 Katoomba - Leura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124011452/katoomba-leura/topic/transport