3.3% ▼ -37.6%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Terrigal - North Avoca · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Terrigal - North Avoca
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over a third of workers in Terrigal - North Avoca now work from home, making this one of the most remote-working areas in the region. This high rate of home-based work is paired with a very strong reliance on private cars for those who do travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with only 3.3% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4% and is down from 5.2% in 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Terrigal - North Avoca, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.5%, which is a little below the national figure. Instead, 33.9% of people work from home, a figure that rose 27 points since 2011.
33.9% ▲ +427.0%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -84.5%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 0.5%
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.
While the area has a high number of stops per person compared to most areas, it only has two public transport routes. These are all bus services, and the number of weekly departures is far below the New South Wales figure.
96
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.47
Higher than 78% 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).
720.9
Lower than 53% 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).
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
14,849
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
14,849
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Residents can usually walk to the nearest stop in just 3 minutes, which is lower than most areas. However, the drive time to the city is 63 minutes, which is much higher than in most other areas.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
63
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Terrigal - North Avoca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011039/terrigal-north-avoca/topic/transport