3.0% ▼ -28.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
North Balgowlah · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in North Balgowlah
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in North Balgowlah than in most similar areas, with 56.4% of the workforce doing so. This high rate of remote work is a standout feature for the area, where the vast majority of households also rely on private cars for transport.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, and 50.2% actually have two. Only 3% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In North Balgowlah, 2 vehicles is the majority at 50%; 1 vehicle is next at 28%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, far above the national figure of 21%. While 56.4% work at home, others mostly rely on cars, with only 1.6% using public transport to get to work.
56.4% ▲ +616.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% ▼ -89.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 1.6%
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.
The area has 24 public transport stops and two routes, which is much higher than most similar areas. All public transport is provided by buses, with weekly departures per 1,000 people sitting a little below the state figure.
24
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.
6.29
Higher than 83% 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).
1,051.9
Higher than 87% 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).
2
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
34,495
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).
91,932
Higher than 77% 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).
57
Lower than 51% 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 to the city by car is quick, with a 14-minute drive time that is much lower than most areas. Residents also have excellent access to transit, with the walk to the nearest stop being among the lowest in the region.
0
Lower than 99% 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.
14
Lower than 90% 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 North Balgowlah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12991/north-balgowlah/topic/transport