1.9% ▼ -33.4%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Braidwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Braidwood
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of workers in Braidwood drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars in this rural area. While 20.4% of people now work from home, the town has very few public transport options. This makes private vehicles essential for almost every household.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Private cars are nearly universal here, with only 1.9% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is well below the state and national figures, and the typical home now owns two or more vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Braidwood, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen to 20.4% since 2011, which is about the same as the national figure. Very few people use public transport to get to work, with only 0.2% doing so.
20.4% ▲ +51.7%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -48.6%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.2%
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 one route and two stops serving the area. This results in just 1.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the New South Wales average.
2
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.46
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1.8
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
1
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 a transport stop is difficult for most, as the typical walk to the nearest one takes 29 minutes. This is much higher than in most other areas.
29
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Braidwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101021007/braidwood/topic/transport