3.0% ▼ -19.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
North Narrabeen · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in North Narrabeen
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 37% of working residents in North Narrabeen work from home, a figure far above the national average. This high rate of remote work defines local daily life, alongside a strong reliance on private cars for those who do travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 43.6% of homes owning two vehicles. Only 3% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the state and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In North Narrabeen, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
While 40.3% of workers drive to their jobs, working from home is very common at 36.8%, placing this area well above New South Wales and far above the rest of Australia. Public transport use for commuting is low at 1.5%.
36.8% ▲ +454.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -82.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 1.5%
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.
The area has a high number of public transport stops and routes compared to similar places, with weekly departures well above the state figure. However, it takes 82 minutes to reach the city by transit, which is among the highest in the region.
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.
4.99
Higher than 77% 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).
2,042.1
Higher than 92% 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).
5
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
10,874
Higher than 60% 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).
57,304
Higher than 68% 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).
82
Higher than 91% 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 nearest stop is very quick, with a typical walk of just one minute. For those driving, the 25-minute trip to the city is much lower than in most other areas.
1
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.
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 North Narrabeen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13009/north-narrabeen/topic/transport