11.8% —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bathurst - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Bathurst - South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A staggering 122 public transport stops serve Bathurst - South, making it one of the best-connected areas for transit access. Despite this, very few people actually use these services to get to work, with the vast majority relying on cars.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 11.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 7.4%. Half of all households own a single vehicle, while 26.7% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Bathurst - South, 1 vehicle is the majority at 51%; 2 vehicles is next at 27%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 0.4% of workers use public transport to get to work, a figure much lower than most areas. This is consistent with a low number of people working from home, at 10%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 31%.
10.0% —
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% —
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
With 11.35 stops per 1,000 people, this area is far above the state average for access. While it has 66 routes, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is well below the New South Wales figure.
122
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
11.35
Higher than 88% 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).
942.2
Higher than 55% 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).
66
Higher than 88% 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.
Residents can reach the nearest stop in just one minute, which is much lower than most areas. However, the drive time to the city is 153 minutes, among the highest for this level.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
153
Higher than 98% 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)).
- 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 Bathurst - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103011612/bathurst-south/topic/transport