3.5% ▼ -36.6%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Oberon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Oberon
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Oberon relies on a car to get around, with only 3.5% of households lacking a motor vehicle. This heavy dependence on private transport is reflected in the very low use of public transit for daily trips and work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few households here are without a car, a figure that is well below the New South Wales rate of 9.2%. Most homes have at least two vehicles, with 39.3% owning exactly two and 25.5% owning three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Oberon, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 65.2% of people commuting as a driver. Only 0.2% of workers use public transport, and 11.7% work from home, which is far below the state figure of 31.0%.
11.7% ▲ +28.7%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -67.7%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 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 options are very limited, with only two routes and 17 stops serving the area. This means there are far fewer weekly departures per 1,000 people compared to the New South Wales figure.
17
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.52
Lower than 62% 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).
29.0
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).
2
Lower 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 Oberon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103011061/oberon/topic/transport