13.0% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Chatswood - Lane Cove · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Chatswood - Lane Cove
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of all workers in Chatswood - Lane Cove now work from home, a figure that far exceeds the national average. This shift is part of a broader trend toward flexible working in an area where many residents choose to live without a car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 13% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. This rate has remained steady since 2011, with nearly half of all households owning just one vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Chatswood - Lane Cove, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 49%, followed by 2 vehicles (29%) and No vehicle (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is the dominant way to get to work for 55.1% of people, a massive 49 point increase since 2011. Meanwhile, 4.4% of people commute by public transport, which is a little above the national average.
55.1% ▲ +827.7%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.4% ▼ -82.9%
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 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.
The area is very well served by public transport, with 528 stops and weekly departures per 1,000 people that are well above the state figure. Buses make up the vast majority of these services at 96%.
528
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.
4.50
Higher than 51% 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).
2,048.9
Higher than 87% 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).
63
Higher than 86% 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 to the city is fast, with a typical drive time of just 9 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. It takes about 4 minutes to walk to the nearest transport stop.
4
Lower than 57% 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.
9
Lower than 90% 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 Chatswood - Lane Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12101/chatswood-lane-cove/topic/transport