6.5% ▼ -20.9%
Higher than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cronulla - Miranda - Caringbah · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Cronulla - Miranda - Caringbah
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people work from home in Cronulla - Miranda - Caringbah than in most similar areas, with 36.1% of the workforce doing so. This shift is part of a broader trend toward flexibility, as the area sees far more remote workers than the national figure of 21%. While public transport access is high, the typical daily commute is now dominated by cars and home offices.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have one or two cars, and only 6.5% of households have no motor vehicle. This figure is a little below the New South Wales average of 9.2% and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Cronulla - Miranda - Caringbah splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
A striking 36.1% of people work from home, which is far above the Australian figure of 21% and represents a massive 32 point rise since 2011. In contrast, only 1.9% of residents commute using public transport, a figure that has fallen sharply over the last decade.
36.1% ▲ +717.0%
Higher than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.9% ▼ -79.9%
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 well-served with 622 public transport stops, which is more than 85% of similar areas. However, the 913.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people is well below the New South Wales figure of 1,313.6.
622
Higher than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.28
Higher than 69% 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).
913.5
Higher than 54% 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).
28
Higher than 51% 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.
Walking to the nearest transport stop takes just 2 minutes, which is much lower than in most areas. The typical drive time to the city is 25 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
25
Lower than 55% 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 Cronulla - Miranda - Caringbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12801/cronulla-miranda-caringbah/topic/transport