12.6% ▼ -24.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
North Wollongong · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in North Wollongong
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people live without a car in North Wollongong than in the rest of the country. This area is well connected, with a very high number of public transport stops and services compared to the state average. These factors make it much easier for residents to get around without relying on their own vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 12.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure of 7.4%. For those who do own cars, nearly half of households have just one vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In North Wollongong, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 49%, followed by 2 vehicles (27%) and No vehicle (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 26.4% of people doing so—well above the national figure. This is alongside a higher-than-usual 4.1% of residents who use public transport for their commute.
26.4% ▲ +802.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.1% ▼ -47.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
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, with 18 different routes and 23 stops. There are 3,143 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 1,313.
23
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.
10.00
Higher than 87% 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).
3,143.1
Higher than 98% 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).
18
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to a stop is easier than in most areas, with a typical walking time of just 6 minutes. The drive time to the city sits around the middle for similar places.
6
Lower than 64% 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.
64
Lower than 53% 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)).
- 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 Wollongong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13027/north-wollongong/topic/transport