16.7% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 93% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Sydney - Eastern Suburbs · Region (SA4)
Transport & Vehicles in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than half of working residents in the Sydney - Eastern Suburbs now work from home, a rate far above the national figure. This shift is part of a broader transport landscape where many households choose not to own a car, though public transport use for commuting has seen a sharp decline since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 16.7% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. While this is among the highest rates for similar areas, the proportion of car-free homes fell 2.4 points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Sydney - Eastern Suburbs, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 48%, followed by 2 vehicles (27%) and No vehicle (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common, with 50.5% of people doing so—far above the 21.0% national figure. Meanwhile, those using public transport to get to work fell 16 points since 2011 to just 3.9%.
50.5% ▲ +853.3%
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 50.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.9% ▼ -80.2%
Higher than 72% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 has 4.03 stops per 1,000 people, which is well below the state average of 5.27. Despite having fewer stops than most areas, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is among the highest at this level.
1,054
Lower than 52% of region (sa4) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.03
Lower than 72% 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).
3,041.6
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).
55
Lower than 71% 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/118/sydney-eastern-suburbs/topic/transport