Temora · Council (LGA)

Transport & Vehicles in Temora

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Far fewer people use public transport in Temora than in most similar areas. The region relies heavily on private cars, with 63.7% of workers driving themselves to work. This dependence is underscored by very limited transit options and a high number of households owning multiple vehicles.

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📍 Temora, Council (LGA)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most households own at least one car, and 35.1% have two. While 6.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, this is a little below the New South Wales figure and has fallen since 2011.

6.3% ▼ -24.6%

Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 8.4%
  • 2016: 7.2%
  • 2021: 6.3%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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Temora splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (35%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Private cars are the primary way to get to work, while only 0.3% of people use public transport, which is a little below the national figure. Working from home is also much lower than in New South Wales, at 11.6%.

11.6% ▼ -2.5%

Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 11.9%
  • 2016: 10.9%
  • 2021: 11.6%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.3% ▼ -50.3%

Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 0.7%
  • 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.

How people get to work

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In Temora, Car (driver) is the majority at 73%; Worked at home is next at 13%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport is very limited, with only 2 stops and 6 routes. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state average, and all available services are buses.

0.33

Lower than 81% 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).

7.0

Lower than 73% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting to a transit stop is difficult for residents, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 55 minutes, which is much higher than in most areas.

55

Higher than 82% of council (lga) 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.

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 Temora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17350/temora/topic/transport