3.8% —
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bathurst - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Bathurst - West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people in Bathurst - West rely on private cars than in most similar areas. Only 3.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. This high car reliance is reflected in the very low number of people using public transport for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 41.5% having two vehicles and 14.9% having three. Only 3.8% of homes have no car, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Bathurst - West, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 68.2% of residents. Only 0.3% use public transport, and 11.2% work from home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 31.0%.
11.2% —
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% —
Lower than 90% 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.
The area has a high number of public transport stops, with 104 stops and 7.27 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the state average. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the New South Wales figure.
104
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.27
Higher than 85% 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).
606.6
Lower than 58% 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).
9
Higher than 57% 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.
Getting around on foot is less convenient here, as the 10-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than most areas. The drive time to the city is also among the highest for similar areas at 155 minutes.
10
Higher 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.
155
Higher than 99% 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103011613/bathurst-west/topic/transport