16.1% ▼ -16.8%
Higher than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Eastern Suburbs - South · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Eastern Suburbs - South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has exploded in Eastern Suburbs - South, rising 41 percentage points since 2011 to reach 45.2%. This shift is part of a broader trend where fewer people rely on traditional commutes, and 16.1% of homes now have no motor vehicle. The area is characterized by high connectivity and a strong preference for flexible working arrangements.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
More homes here live without a car than in most other areas, sitting well above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. While 16.1% of households have no vehicle, the most common setup is a single car, found in 46.8% of homes.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Eastern Suburbs - South, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (28%) and No vehicle (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Almost half of the workforce (45.2%) works from home, a figure far above the national average of 21%. While 4.4% of people use public transport to get to work—which is a little above the national figure—this is a steep drop from 21.1% in 2011.
45.2% ▲ +1041.6%
Higher than 95% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.4% ▼ -79.2%
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 dominated by buses, which make up 97% of services. The area has a very high number of weekly departures per 1,000 people at 3,274.1, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 1,313.6.
526
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.92
Lower than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
3,274.1
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) 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).
36
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting into the city is quick, with a typical drive time of just 13 minutes. Residents also have easy access to transit, with a short 3-minute walk to the nearest stop.
3
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
13
Lower than 81% of sub-region (sa3) 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)).
- 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 Eastern Suburbs - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11802/eastern-suburbs-south/topic/transport