0.7% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Yass Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Yass Surrounds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Remote working has grown significantly in Yass Surrounds, with 19.2% of people now working from home. This shift highlights a region where cars are essential, as almost every household owns at least one vehicle to navigate the large area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes go without a car here, with only 0.7% having no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%, and many households own several, with 40.6% having two and 19.4% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Yass Surrounds, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 3 vehicles (23%) and 4 or more (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, while only 0.4% use public transport, which is much lower than most areas. The number of people working from home rose 8.5 points since 2016 to reach 19.2%.
19.2% —
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% —
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.7%
- 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 infrequent, with weekly departures per 1,000 people being far below the New South Wales figure. While the area has 49 stops and 24 routes, 95.5% of these services are buses.
49
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.85
Lower than 57% 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).
39.9
Lower than 84% 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).
24
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Yass Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101061542/yass-surrounds/topic/transport