32.5% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Sydney - City and Inner South · Region (SA4)
Transport & Vehicles in Sydney - City and Inner South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all workers in Sydney - City and Inner South now work from home. This shift marks a huge change for the area, where almost 50% of the workforce avoids a daily commute and over 32% of households don't own a car at all.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Living without a car is common here, with 32.5% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%, though it has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Sydney - City and Inner South, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 48%, followed by No vehicle (32%) and 2 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far more common here than in the rest of Australia, reaching 49.4%. While 6.7% of people use public transport to get to work—which is well above the national figure—this is a drop of 19 percentage points since 2011.
49.4% ▲ +1235.9%
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.7% ▼ -74.1%
Higher than 91% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 highly frequent, with weekly departures per 1,000 people far above the state figure. While the area has one of the largest networks with 236 routes, the number of stops per 1,000 people is much lower than most other areas.
960
Lower than 57% of region (sa4) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.90
Lower than 84% of region (sa4) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
2,969.3
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) 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).
236
Higher than 93% of region (sa4) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Sydney - City and Inner South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/117/sydney-city-and-inner-south/topic/transport