7.8% ▼ -26.5%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cowra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Cowra
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer homes in Cowra are without a car than they were in 2011, as the number of households without a vehicle fell by 2.8 percentage points. Most residents rely on their own transport, with nearly 70% of workers driving themselves to their jobs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, while 7.8% of households have no motor vehicle. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 9.2% and about the same as the national average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Cowra, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across the country, at just 6.2%. This lack of remote work is mirrored in public transport use, with only 0.1% of people using it to commute, which is well below the Australian figure of 3.1%.
6.2% ▲ +31.9%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.1% ▼ -55.0%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.1%
- 2021: 0.1%
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 Cowra has 41 public transport stops and 10 routes, the actual service is far below the state average. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are much lower than most areas, with buses being the only available mode.
41
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.42
Higher than 52% 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).
93.4
Lower than 81% 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).
10
Higher than 62% 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 to a nearby stop takes much longer here than in most areas, with a typical walk of 21 minutes.
21
Higher than 80% 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.
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 Cowra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103021063/cowra/topic/transport