9.9% ▼ -26.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Narrabeen · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Narrabeen
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 40% of workers in Narrabeen work from home, a figure that is far above the national average. While the area has some of the most public transport stops and routes among similar places, the long trip to the city means most people still rely on cars or home-based work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10% of Narrabeen homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is a single vehicle, used by 48.6% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Narrabeen, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 49%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and No vehicle (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 39.3%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 31.0%. This is the most popular way to work, followed closely by driving alone in a car at 38.7%.
39.3% ▲ +797.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 39.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.2% ▼ -73.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 3.2%
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.
Narrabeen has a high number of public transport stops and departures compared to other areas, though all services are buses. Despite this, the 84-minute trip to the city is among the highest for similar places.
30
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.
3.63
Higher than 72% 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).
1,649.1
Higher than 90% 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).
11
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
11,241
Higher than 61% 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).
65,630
Higher than 71% 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).
84
Higher than 94% 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 drive to the city takes about 25 minutes, which is much lower than most similar areas. Residents also enjoy a short walk to the nearest transport stop, typically taking around 6 minutes.
6
Lower than 64% 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.
25
Lower than 79% 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 Narrabeen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12911/narrabeen/topic/transport