6.8% ▼ -26.2%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Batemans Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Batemans Bay
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Batemans Bay than in the rest of the state, with only 8.5% doing so. Most residents rely on their own cars to get around, as very few use public transport for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6.8% of homes in Batemans Bay have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most similar areas. The most common setup is one car per household at 42.2%, though 35.4% of homes have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Batemans Bay, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 65.4% of people. Only 0.6% use public transport, a figure that is much lower than most areas and barely changed since 2011.
8.5% ▲ +72.7%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▲ +31.5%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.6%
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.
Batemans Bay has 118 public transport stops, which is among the largest number of stops for an area of this size. However, there are far fewer weekly departures per 1,000 people than the New South Wales figure.
118
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
13.75
Higher than 90% 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).
502.9
Lower than 62% 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).
6
Lower than 57% 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.
Walking to the nearest transport stop takes a typical 75 minutes, which is among the highest times for this level of area.
75
Higher than 99% 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 Batemans Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101041017/batemans-bay/topic/transport