1.8% —
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Goulburn Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Goulburn Surrounds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A 24-minute walk to the nearest stop is much longer than in most areas, reflecting the rural nature of Goulburn Surrounds. Almost every home here owns a car to get around, and very few people use public transport for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high, with only 1.8% of homes having no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Most households are well-equipped, and 38.8% of homes have two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Goulburn Surrounds, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (23%) and 3 vehicles (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, as only 0.2% of people use public transport. Meanwhile, 18.3% of workers now work from home, a figure that rose by 5.4 points since 2016.
18.3% —
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% —
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 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 sparse, with only 38 stops and 5 routes across the area. This results in just 38.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 1,313.6.
38
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.75
Lower than 72% 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).
38.8
Lower than 85% 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).
5
Lower than 64% 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 public transport is difficult in this area, with the typical walk to the nearest stop taking 24 minutes.
24
Higher than 83% 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 Goulburn Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101051540/goulburn-surrounds/topic/transport