13.7% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Leichhardt · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Leichhardt
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in Leichhardt than in most similar areas, with 55.6% of the workforce avoiding a daily commute. This high rate of home-working sits alongside a strong trend of living without a car, making the area one of the most transit-oriented spots in the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 13.7% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia. Over half of all households rely on a single vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Leichhardt, 1 vehicle is the majority at 53%; 2 vehicles is next at 27%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 55.6% of people doing so—far above the national figure of 21%. Those who do travel, 3.3% use public transport, which is much higher than in most other areas.
55.6% ▲ +1006.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.3% ▼ -85.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 3.3%
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.
Public transport is highly accessible with 19 routes and 41 stops, which are among the largest counts for a place of this size. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the state figure, though the 2.7 stops per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales average.
41
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.70
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).
2,541.4
Higher than 95% 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).
95,171
Higher than 89% 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).
305,728
Higher than 88% 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).
48
Lower than 68% 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.
The area is very well connected, with a short 8-minute drive to the city. Most residents are only a 5-minute walk from their nearest transport stop, which is lower than in most areas.
5
Lower than 68% 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.
8
Lower than 97% 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 Leichhardt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12306/leichhardt/topic/transport