10.0% ▼ -20.4%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Manly · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Manly
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of all workers in Manly now work from home, a figure that is far above the national average. This shift is part of a wider trend toward flexible working, though the area remains well-connected with very high numbers of public transport departures compared to the state average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10% of Manly homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. The most common setup is a single car, found in 44.9% of households, while 33.3% have two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Manly, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and No vehicle (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is now the dominant way to earn a living here for 57% of people, a massive 50 point rise since 2011. In contrast, the share of people commuting by public transport has fallen 19 points over the same period to 3.0%.
57.0% ▲ +740.0%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.0% ▼ -86.2%
Higher than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 3.0%
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.
Manly has 2,108.6 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the New South Wales figure. There are 200 stops and 15 routes across the area, all served by buses.
200
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.63
Higher than 54% 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).
2,108.6
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).
15
Lower than 70% 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 15 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. A walk to the nearest transport stop usually takes about 4 minutes.
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.
15
Lower than 76% 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).
More for Manly
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Manly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12201/manly/topic/transport