31.8% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Millers Point · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Millers Point
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than half of workers in Millers Point work from home, a figure far above the national average. This reflects a local lifestyle where many residents avoid traditional commutes, aided by the fact that nearly a third of households own no motor vehicle at all.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 31.8% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Most households that do own a car have just one vehicle, accounting for 51.2% of homes.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Millers Point, 1 vehicle is the majority at 51%; No vehicle is next at 32%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 58.4% of residents doing so—far above the Australian figure of 21.0%. Walking is also a popular choice for the 13.7% who head out to a workplace.
58.4% ▲ +897.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.5% ▼ -73.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 2,353.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the state figure. The area is well-connected, allowing over 500,000 people to be reached within 45 minutes by transit.
7
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.03
Higher than 74% 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).
2,353.3
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).
4
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
40,380
Higher than 86% 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).
509,433
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).
21
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.
Getting into the city is very fast, with a typical drive time of only 4 minutes. Residents also enjoy quick access to transit, with a typical 4-minute walk to the nearest stop.
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.
4
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 Millers Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12630/millers-point/topic/transport