3.1% ▼ -34.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Norah Head · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Norah Head
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people live without a car in Norah Head than in the rest of the country, with only 3.1% of homes lacking a vehicle. This heavy reliance on cars shapes how the community moves, as no one uses public transport to get to work. Most residents depend on their own wheels or work from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost 40% of homes here have two vehicles, and 17% have three. This high level of car ownership is reflected in the fact that only 3.1% of households are without a motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Norah Head, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Getting to work is dominated by cars, as 52.5% of workers drive and 0.0% use public transport. About 24.2% of people work from home, a figure that is well above the Australian average but well below the state figure.
24.2% ▲ +408.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
While Norah Head has a very high number of bus stops and departures per 1,000 people compared to the state, these services don't help many people reach others quickly. In 30 minutes, no one is reachable by transit.
15
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
13.05
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).
2,502.2
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).
6
Higher than 86% 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).
9,909
Lower than 59% 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.
The typical walk to the nearest public transport stop takes about 13 minutes. For those driving to the city, the trip usually takes around 80 minutes.
13
Higher than 50% 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.
80
Higher than 57% 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 Norah Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12983/norah-head/topic/transport