29.6% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
North Sydney · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in North Sydney
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged in North Sydney, with 61.9% of people now doing so. This shift is part of a broader trend toward a car-free lifestyle in the area, where nearly 30% of homes have no motor vehicle. The suburb's exceptional transit links make it one of the most accessible hubs in the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly 30% of North Sydney homes have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the New South Wales rate of 9.2%. Most households that do own a car have just one, while only 1.3% of homes have three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In North Sydney, 1 vehicle is the majority at 55%; No vehicle is next at 30%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
A huge 61.9% of people work from home, which is far above the national figure of 21.0%. For those who do travel, 5.8% use public transport, a rate well above the state average.
61.9% ▲ +1186.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 61.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.8% ▼ -82.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 available here, with 4,185.6 weekly departures per 1,000 people—far above the state figure of 1,313.6. The area has 32 different routes and 45 stops, with buses making up the bulk of the network.
45
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.02
Higher than 78% 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).
4,185.6
Higher than 99% 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).
32
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
244,629
Higher than 98% 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).
930,317
Higher than 98% 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).
16
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 to the city is very fast, with a typical drive time of only 5 minutes. The walk to the nearest transport stop is just 1 minute, which is much lower than most 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.
5
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 North Sydney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13020/north-sydney/topic/transport