17.8% ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 94% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
North Shore · State Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in North Shore
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 60% of working residents in North Shore now work from home, a massive jump from just 3.2% in 2011. This shift to remote work defines the area's transport patterns, alongside a high number of households that choose not to own a car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 17.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the national figure and among the highest for similar areas. Most households rely on a single car, while 22.6% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In North Shore, 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 the primary way people get to work here, far exceeding both the state and national figures. Public transport use for commuting is also a little above the national average at 4.5%.
60.8% ▲ +1816.6%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.5% ▲ +23.3%
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 369 public transport stops and 55 routes, which is more than most similar areas. This translates to 2,537.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure far above the New South Wales average.
369
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.68
Higher than 52% of state electorate areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
2,537.8
Higher than 91% of state electorate 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).
55
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in North Shore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10060/north-shore/topic/transport