5.3% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Turramurra · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Turramurra
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of the workforce now works from home in Turramurra, making it one of the most remote-friendly areas at this level. This shift is part of a transport landscape where most homes own multiple cars, even though the area is well-served by public transport networks.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own at least one car, with 39.9% having two and 12% having three. Only 5.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Turramurra splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) and 1 vehicle (38%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is incredibly common here, at 56.8%, which is far above the national figure of 21%. Only 2.7% of people commute by public transport, a rate about the same as the state average.
56.8% ▲ +656.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.7% ▼ -85.6%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 2.7%
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.
Turramurra has 84 public transport stops and 12 routes, among the largest numbers for an area of this size. While it has 6.54 stops per 1,000 people—a little above the state figure—the transit time to the city is higher than most areas at 68 minutes.
84
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.54
Higher than 84% 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).
1,332.1
Higher than 88% 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).
12
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
0
Lower than 99% 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).
50,319
Higher than 65% 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).
68
Higher than 71% 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 by car is much faster than in most areas, taking only 21 minutes. Residents also have quick access to transit, with the walk to the nearest stop taking just 4 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
4
Lower than 71% 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.
21
Lower than 82% 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 Turramurra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13998/turramurra/topic/transport