11.1% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 88% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Sydney - Ryde · Region (SA4)
Transport & Vehicles in Sydney - Ryde
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all workers in Sydney - Ryde now work from home, a figure far above the national average. This reflects a major shift in how people get around, as the area sees a high proportion of households without cars and a strong reliance on flexible work arrangements.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 11.1% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian figure of 7.4%. This level of car-free living has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Sydney - Ryde, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and No vehicle (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common at 47.8%, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 31.0%. While 4.4% of people use public transport to commute—a little above the national rate—this is a big drop from the 19.5% seen in 2011.
47.8% ▲ +1030.5%
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.4% ▼ -77.6%
Higher than 75% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 4.39 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is a little below the state average. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is 2,066.5, which is well above the New South Wales figure.
886
Lower than 61% of region (sa4) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.39
Lower than 59% 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).
2,066.5
Higher than 89% 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).
66
Lower than 60% 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 - Ryde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/126/sydney-ryde/topic/transport