11.6% ▼ -22.3%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Lithgow · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Lithgow
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A huge 114-minute drive to the city makes Lithgow a remote area where most people rely on their own cars. While many homes have multiple vehicles, about 11.6% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Roughly 11.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas, though it has fallen 3.3 percentage points since 2011. Most households have one or two cars, with 41.6% owning one and 30.2% owning two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Lithgow, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (30%) and No vehicle (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 0.4% of workers use public transport, which is much lower than most areas. This reliance on cars is further shown by the fact that 9.7% of people work from home, a figure far below the national average of 21%.
9.7% ▲ +318.9%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -66.9%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 0.4%
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.
Lithgow has a high number of public transport stops—124 in total—which is far above the New South Wales average. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure.
124
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.
10.01
Higher than 87% 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).
531.9
Lower than 61% 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).
59
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.
It takes 114 minutes to drive to the city, one of the longest travel times for areas at this level. Despite this distance, the walk to the nearest public transport stop is around 4 minutes, which is typical for similar places.
4
Lower than 57% 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.
114
Higher than 91% 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).
More for Lithgow
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Lithgow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103031070/lithgow/topic/transport