1.2% ▼ -51.0%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bathurst Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Bathurst Surrounds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 40% of homes in Bathurst Surrounds have two motor vehicles, making car ownership a central part of life here. This is a highly mobile area where very few households get by without a car. Most people rely on their own transport for daily needs and work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 1.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below both the state and national figures. Most households own multiple cars, with 41.3% of homes having three or more vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Bathurst Surrounds, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 3 vehicles (22%) and 4 or more (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most workers drive, while 18.4% work from home, which is higher than most areas though far below the state figure. Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.2%.
18.4% ▲ +58.9%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -50.1%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 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 limited, with only 2.75 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the New South Wales figure. Weekly departures are also much lower than most areas, and all available services are buses.
19
Lower than 71% 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).
51.2
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).
16
Higher than 80% 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Bathurst Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103011060/bathurst-surrounds/topic/transport