2.3% ▲ +129.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
North Wahroonga · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in North Wahroonga
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than half of the workforce in North Wahroonga work from home, a figure far above the national average. This high rate of remote work is a defining feature of the area, where car ownership is also very high. Most households rely on private vehicles for travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Private cars are common here, with 51.3% of homes owning two vehicles and 16.1% owning three. Only 2.3% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the state and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In North Wahroonga, 2 vehicles is the majority at 51%; 1 vehicle is next at 23%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is the primary way people manage their jobs, at 53.9%, which is far above the New South Wales and Australian figures. Very few residents use public transport to get to work, at just 0.7%.
53.9% ▲ +622.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▼ -93.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 10 public transport stops and 2 routes, which is more than most similar areas. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure.
10
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.76
Higher than 76% 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).
404.8
Higher than 77% 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).
18,191
Higher than 72% 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).
18,191
Lower than 52% 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 drive time to the city is 48 minutes, which is lower than most areas. A walk to the nearest transport stop usually takes about 16 minutes.
16
Higher than 54% 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.
48
Lower than 63% 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 Wahroonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13025/north-wahroonga/topic/transport