14.3% ▼ -27.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Katoomba · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Katoomba
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more homes in Katoomba live without a car than in most similar areas, with 14.3% of households having no motor vehicle. This is well above the national figure of 7.4%. The area stands out for its high number of public transport stops and frequent services compared to other regions.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly half of all homes have one vehicle, while 26% have two. The 14.3% of households without a car is well above the New South Wales rate of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Katoomba, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 49%, followed by 2 vehicles (26%) and No vehicle (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 31.8% of people doing so, which is far above the Australian figure of 21%. While 1.3% of people use public transport to get to work, this is much higher than in most similar areas.
31.8% ▲ +279.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% ▼ -78.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 1.3%
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.
Katoomba has an extensive network with 112 stops and 33 routes. The number of stops and weekly departures per 1,000 people are both far above the state figures, though buses carry 98% of the transit load.
112
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
13.55
Higher than 89% 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).
2,427.4
Higher than 94% 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).
33
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
0
Lower than 99% 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).
13,348
Lower than 56% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to a nearby stop is quick, with a typical walk of only 4 minutes, which is lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is about 74 minutes.
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.
74
Higher than 53% 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 Katoomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12085/katoomba/topic/transport