8.5% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hornsby · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Hornsby
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all workers in Hornsby work from home, which is far above the national figure. This shift is part of a major change in how people get around, as the area now sees a huge proportion of people avoiding a daily commute altogether.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most households own one or two cars, with 43.4% having one and 34.2% having two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Hornsby, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose 40 points since 2011 to reach 45.1%, one of the highest rates for this level. Meanwhile, the share of people commuting by public transport fell 15 points over the same period to 4.3%.
45.1% ▲ +857.6%
Higher than 95% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 45.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.3% ▼ -78.0%
Higher than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 4.3%
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.
Hornsby has 544 public transport stops and 34 routes, with 6.22 stops per 1,000 people being a little above the New South Wales figure. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are 1,145.7, which is higher than most areas.
544
Higher than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.22
Higher than 83% 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).
1,145.7
Higher than 62% 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).
34
Higher than 61% 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.
A typical trip to the city takes 33 minutes, which is around the middle for its level. However, the 13-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than most areas.
13
Higher 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.
33
Higher than 56% 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 Hornsby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12102/hornsby/topic/transport