5.8% ▼ -22.3%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bega - Tathra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Bega - Tathra
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far lower number of people use public transport in Bega - Tathra compared to the rest of the state. Most residents rely heavily on their own cars to get around the region, with very few working from home or using buses for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost 40% of homes here have two motor vehicles, and only 5.8% of households have no car at all. This lack of car-free homes is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Bega - Tathra splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 64.5% of people as the driver. Only 0.4% use public transport, while the 9.4% who work from home is far below the national figure of 21%.
9.4% ▲ +84.4%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 weekly departures per 1,000 people being far below the New South Wales average. The area has 30 stops and 8 routes, but the number of stops per person is well below the state average.
30
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.38
Lower than 64% 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).
101.4
Lower than 81% 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).
8
Higher than 52% 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 the nearest transport stop is more difficult here than in most areas, with a typical walk taking 41 minutes.
41
Higher than 90% 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 Bega - Tathra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101041019/bega-tathra/topic/transport