10.8% ▲ +0.0%
Higher than 87% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby · Region (SA4)
Transport & Vehicles in Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of the workforce now works from home in Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby, a massive increase from just 6.3% in 2011. This shift to remote work defines the region's transport landscape, where 54.3% of people avoid a daily commute entirely. While public transport infrastructure remains extensive, the way people move across the area has changed fundamentally over the last decade.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.8% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 7.4%. This level of car-free living has remained steady since 2011, with 45.7% of households owning one vehicle and 32.1% owning two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 46%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and No vehicle (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far more common here than in the rest of New South Wales, with 54.3% of people doing so. This rise helps explain why public transport use for commuting fell by 19 percentage points since 2011 to reach 3.9%, though this is still a little above the state figure.
54.3% ▲ +767.3%
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.9% ▼ -82.9%
Higher than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 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 is very well connected with 2,243 public transport stops and 136 routes, making it larger than about 82% of similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are well above the state figure at 1,778.9, with buses making up 93.2% of the network.
2,243
Higher than 82% of region (sa4) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.29
Higher 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).
1,778.9
Higher than 84% 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).
136
Higher than 87% 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 - North Sydney and Hornsby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/121/sydney-north-sydney-and-hornsby/topic/transport