29.8% ▼ -53.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Barangaroo · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Barangaroo
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 30% of homes in Barangaroo have no motor vehicle, far more than the national figure of 7.4%. This reflects a highly connected city precinct where most residents avoid driving for their daily needs. The area is designed for easy movement, with an exceptionally high number of public transport departures and short travel times.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 29.8% of households here do not own a car, which is far above the New South Wales rate of 9.2%. Most homes that do have a vehicle own just one, with only 7.7% having two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Barangaroo, 1 vehicle is the majority at 61%; No vehicle is next at 31%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, at 61.3%, which is far above the national figure of 21.0%. For those who do leave for work, walking is a popular choice at 13.7%, while 3.2% use public transport.
61.3% ▲ —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.2% ▼ -88.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 accessible, with 9.09 stops per 1,000 people, far above the New South Wales figure of 5.27. The area is also one of the best for connectivity, as 474,857 people can be reached within 45 minutes by transit.
2
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.09
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
9,045.5
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality 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).
4
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
20,445
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
474,857
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
23
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Daily travel is quick, with a very short 2-minute drive to the city. Most residents are also within a 4-minute walk of their nearest transport stop, which is lower than most other areas.
4
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
2
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Barangaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10192/barangaroo/topic/transport