7.2% ▼ -63.3%
Higher than 69% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Lindsay · Federal Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Lindsay
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Much higher levels of public transport access than most similar areas define Lindsay, where 1,199 stops serve the region. While infrastructure is plentiful, the area remains heavily reliant on cars and home-based work for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 7.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that fell 12 points since 2011. Most households own one or two cars, though 8.2% have four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Lindsay splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose 23 points since 2016 to reach 26.5%, which is well above the national figure. Only 1.9% of people use public transport to get to work, a figure that fell 5 points since 2016.
26.5% —
Higher than 75% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.9% —
Lower than 60% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 1.9%
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.
Lindsay has 6.38 stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. Buses dominate the network, making up 97.7% of the 1,421.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people.
1,199
Higher than 92% of federal electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.38
Higher than 88% of federal 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).
1,421.3
Higher than 66% of federal 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).
49
Lower than 56% of federal electorate areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
A short 3-minute walk to the nearest stop is typical for most residents, which is lower than in most areas. However, the 38-minute drive time to the city is higher than in most similar places.
3
Lower than 71% of federal electorate 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.
38
Higher than 62% of federal electorate 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)).
- 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 Lindsay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED123/lindsay/topic/transport