12.3% —
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ryde - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Ryde - North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home is a major part of daily life in Ryde - North, with 40.1% of workers doing so. This is far above the national figure and helps explain why more people here live without a car compared to most other areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 12.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 9.2%. For those who do own cars, 44.7% of households have just one vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Ryde - North, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (30%) and No vehicle (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The typical commute is flexible, with 40.1% of people working from home, a figure far above the Australian average of 21.0%. Meanwhile, 3.9% of workers use public transport, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
40.1% —
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.9% —
Higher than 74% 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.
Public transport is heavily based on 11 bus routes, with 99 stops serving the area. This results in 2,403.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the New South Wales figure.
99
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.88
Higher than 59% 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).
2,403.3
Higher than 86% 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).
20,291
Higher than 62% 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).
108,612
Higher than 73% 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).
58
Lower than 51% 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 area is well positioned for travel, with a drive time to the city of 15 minutes, which is lower than most areas. The walk to the nearest stop takes about 4 minutes.
4
Lower 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.
15
Lower than 74% 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 Ryde - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/126021724/ryde-north/topic/transport