2.6% ▼ -54.1%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cowra Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Cowra Surrounds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 2.6% of homes in Cowra Surrounds lack a motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This heavy reliance on cars is a core part of life here, where public transport is very limited and most people drive to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential in this area, with 40.2% of homes owning two vehicles and 11.7% having four or more. The number of households without a car has fallen since 2011, reaching a level much lower than most other areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Cowra Surrounds, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 59.2% of people. While 18.6% of the workforce now works from home, an amount that is higher than most similar areas, only 0.2% of residents use public transport for their commute.
18.6% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -63.1%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.1%
- 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 very sparse, with just 3 stops and 8 routes across the area. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure, and all available services are buses.
3
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.52
Lower than 94% 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).
6.6
Lower than 95% 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).
8
Higher than 52% 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 transit point can be difficult, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 27 minutes. This is much higher than in most other areas.
27
Higher than 85% 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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103021064/cowra-surrounds/topic/transport