5.7% ▼ -16.9%
Higher than 57% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Sydney - Sutherland · Region (SA4)
Transport & Vehicles in Sydney - Sutherland
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in Sydney - Sutherland than in the rest of Australia. While 37.2% of the workforce now works remotely, the area remains heavily dependent on private cars for those who do commute. This shift is stark, with home-working rates jumping 33 points since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is high here, with 40% of homes owning two vehicles and only 5.7% of households without a car. This lack of vehicle-free homes is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Sydney - Sutherland, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common at 37.2%, which is far above the national figure of 21%. Meanwhile, those using public transport to get to work have fallen sharply since 2011, dropping from 10.1% to 2.1%.
37.2% ▲ +841.2%
Higher than 92% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.1% ▼ -79.3%
Lower than 52% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 5.71 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the state average. Despite this, weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the New South Wales figure.
1,310
Higher than 59% of region (sa4) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.71
Higher than 80% 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).
924.5
Higher than 52% 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).
35
Lower than 80% 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 - Sutherland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/128/sydney-sutherland/topic/transport