These are the Sydney suburbs with the worst traffic

Exclusive data from Transport for NSW has identified the busiest suburbs in Sydney so far in 2023.

If you think your daily commute is bad, spare a thought for the people living or working in the busiest suburbs in Sydney for 2023.

The harbourside city is notoriously congested, ranking as the city with the most traffic in Australia in TomTom’s global Traffic Index for 2023.

According to data gathered by the mapping technology company, Sydneysiders spend an average of 203 hours sitting in peak hour each year.

That’s 11 hours more than those living in Australia’s second most-congested city, Melbourne, and almost double the amount of time Canberrans spend sitting in peak-hour traffic.

So, where are the traffic pain points Sydney motorists should try to avoid?

To find out, Drive approached government road authority, Transport for NSW, which gathers daily traffic data across Sydney’s road network.

According to Transport for NSW, the area that has experienced the highest daily traffic volume so far in 2023 is, unsurprisingly, Sydney’s CBD, including the suburbs of Haymarket and tourist hotspot The Rocks.

Chatswood and its neighbouring suburb of Artarmon claimed joint third place in the rankings of Sydney suburbs with the heaviest traffic.

Close behind as the second-most congested suburb of Sydney is Liverpool in Greater Western Sydney, followed by the suburbs of Chatswood and Artarmon in joint third place.

Ryde, a suburb in northern Sydney, ranked fourth for traffic congestion.

In fifth place, Parramatta – often called Sydney’s “second city” – and the nearby suburb of Rosehill both recorded high congestion so far in 2023.

Transport for NSW is in the midst of carrying out multiple “Pinch Point” programs, aimed at reducing congestion at major bottlenecks across Sydney.

Back in 2015, the NSW Government committed $300 million to easing congestion on Sydney’s busiest road corridors over the ensuing 10 years.

The Sydney suburbs with the worst traffic in 2023

Sydney, Haymarket and The Rocks
Liverpool
Chatswood and Artarmon
Ryde
Parramatta and Rosehill

Data: Transport for NSW. Please note the above is highly dependent on the number of intersections and detectors in the area. Please also note vehicle observations may count the same vehicle on the same trip more than once and there not the same as number of trips or number of vehicles.

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