30.7% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
St Leonards · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in St Leonards
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive shift toward working from home defines St Leonards, where 61.7% of workers now do so. This is far above the national figure of 21% and contributes to a lifestyle where many residents do not need a car. The area is a major transit hub with very fast connections to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Over 30% of homes in St Leonards have no motor vehicle, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. For those who do own a car, the usual number is just one vehicle per home.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In St Leonards, 1 vehicle is the majority at 57%; No vehicle is next at 31%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is incredibly common here, with 61.7% of the workforce doing so—far above the state and national figures. This helps explain why public transport use for commuting (6.9%) is well above the national average of 3.1%.
61.7% ▲ +1816.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.9% ▼ -85.2%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.5%
- 2016: 46.6%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 is highly connected, with 1,704.2 weekly departures per 1,000 people, well above the state figure. It is among the largest hubs for transit access, with 20 different routes and a quick 27-minute trip to the city.
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.
1.39
Higher than 63% 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).
1,704.2
Higher than 90% 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).
20
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
103,870
Higher than 90% 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).
496,690
Higher than 92% 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).
27
Lower than 95% 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 around is fast and easy, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 2 minutes. The drive time to the city is also among the lowest, taking just 8 minutes.
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.
8
Lower than 97% 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 St Leonards [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13657/st-leonards/topic/transport