4.1% ▼ -34.4%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Walcha · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Walcha
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Walcha relies on a car to get around, with only 4.1% of households having no motor vehicle. This heavy dependence on private transport is reflected in the way people travel, as virtually nobody uses public transport to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, and 39% of homes own two vehicles. The number of households without a car has fallen since 2011, reaching a level well below the national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Walcha, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 28.3% of the workforce, which is well above the Australian figure. No one in the area uses public transport for their commute, and nearly half of all workers drive themselves to work.
28.3% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 very limited, with only 3 stops and a weekly departure rate far below the New South Wales average. There are 8 routes serving the area, but the number of stops per 1,000 people is lower than in most similar areas.
3
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.99
Lower than 71% 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).
15.3
Lower than 65% 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).
8
Higher 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Walcha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17850/walcha/topic/transport