21.1% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Crows Nest · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Crows Nest
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 60% of workers in Crows Nest work from home, a figure far above the national average. This trend contributes to a lifestyle where many residents do not need a car and can rely on the area's exceptional public transport links.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 21% of homes in Crows Nest have no motor vehicle, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. For those who do own a car, one vehicle is the most common arrangement, seen in 58.4% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Crows Nest, 1 vehicle is the majority at 58%; No vehicle is next at 21%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 59.5%, which is far above the Australian figure of 21%. Those who do travel for work are slightly more likely to use public transport than the state average, with 4.8% doing so.
59.5% ▲ +1088.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.8% ▼ -83.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 19 different routes and 27 stops. The area sees a huge number of weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 1,313.6.
27
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.
5.43
Higher than 79% 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).
5,056.9
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).
19
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
141,795
Higher than 92% 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).
543,850
Higher than 92% 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).
25
Lower than 97% 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 into the city is fast, with a typical drive taking only 7 minutes. Residents also enjoy quick access to transit, with the walk to the nearest stop taking only 3 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
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.
7
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 Crows Nest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11132/crows-nest/topic/transport