4.5% ▼ -33.2%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cessnock · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Cessnock
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Private cars are essential for daily life in Cessnock, where only 4.5% of homes have no motor vehicle. This reliance on cars is underscored by the fact that very few people use public transport for work and the drive to the city takes a long 146 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, with 38.1% owning two vehicles. The share of households without a car is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2% and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Cessnock, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 61.7% of people as the driver. Only 0.3% use public transport, which is much lower than most areas, while the 13.0% who work from home is far below the state figure of 31.0%.
13.0% ▲ +284.8%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -45.5%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.3%
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.
Cessnock has a high number of stops and 17 routes, but the frequency of service is far below the state average. Almost all public transport is provided by buses, which make up 99.4% of the network.
375
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.89
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
358.5
Higher than 68% of council (lga) 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).
17
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the city is a significant journey, with a drive time of 146 minutes, which is among the highest for areas of this level.
146
Higher than 90% of council (lga) 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 Cessnock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11720/cessnock/topic/transport