5.4% —
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Edward River · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Edward River
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people rely on public transport in Edward River than in the rest of the state, with only 0.1% of workers using it to get to their jobs. Most households here own at least one motor vehicle, and that reliance on cars is reflected in how people travel for work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, and 38.4% have two. Only 5.4% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Edward River splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The vast majority of workers drive to work (67.8%), while only 0.1% use public transport. Those working from home rose to 11.2% since 2016, though this remains far below the state figure of 31.0%.
11.2% —
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.1% —
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 0.1%
- 2021: 0.1%
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.
Public transport is limited to buses, with no trains or ferries. There are 2.25 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 5.27.
19
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.25
Lower than 61% 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).
36.5
Lower than 55% 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).
6
Lower than 52% of council (lga) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Edward River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12730/edward-river/topic/transport