5.3% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Collaroy · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Collaroy
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far higher share of people work from home in Collaroy than the national average, with 40.1% of the workforce doing so. This is one of the highest rates for any area at this level, reflecting a strong shift toward remote work in this coastal suburb.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, though 5.3% of households have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most similar areas, despite being well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Collaroy splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is the most common way to get to work at 40.1%, which is far above the Australian figure of 21%. Other common methods include driving as the sole occupant in 37.1% of cases.
40.1% ▲ +567.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 40.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.9% ▼ -73.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 2.9%
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.
Public transport is bus-only here, with 21 stops providing a level of access that is larger than about 89% of similar areas. While weekly departures are far above the state figure, the 70-minute trip to the city is much higher than in most areas.
21
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.64
Higher than 68% 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).
2,212.6
Higher than 93% 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).
6
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
31,796
Higher than 84% 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).
114,036
Higher than 82% 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).
70
Higher than 74% 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.
Getting to the nearest stop is quick, with a typical walk of just 3 minutes. This is much lower than most areas, and the 21-minute drive time to the city is also much lower than the usual experience for similar places.
3
Lower than 79% 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.
21
Lower than 82% 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 Collaroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10970/collaroy/topic/transport