17.8% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Randwick · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Randwick
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost half of the workforce in Randwick now works from home, a shift that reflects a modern change in how the area connects to the city. This trend is seen alongside a high number of households that do not own a car, with 17.8% of homes having no motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly 18% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is far above the national figure of 7.4%. Most households that do have a car own just one, which is the case for 53.7% of homes.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Randwick, 1 vehicle is the majority at 54%; 2 vehicles is next at 23%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 49.7%, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 31%. This is a high rate for the area, while 4.7% of workers use public transport, slightly above the national figure.
49.7% ▲ +1127.9%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.7% ▼ -80.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 4.7%
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.
Public transport is highly accessible with 3,163 weekly departures per 1,000 people, far above the state figure. Buses make up 96.5% of the services, and the area has one of the largest networks with 113 stops.
113
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.90
Higher than 73% 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).
3,163.1
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).
19
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
83,602
Higher than 89% 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).
327,422
Higher than 89% 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).
35
Lower than 88% 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.
The area is very well connected, with a typical 10-minute drive to the city. It is also very walkable, as the walk to the nearest stop takes only 2 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
10
Lower than 95% 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 Randwick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13325/randwick/topic/transport