2.7% ▼ -47.5%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Lithgow Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Lithgow Surrounds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 62% of workers in Lithgow Surrounds drive themselves to work, reflecting a strong reliance on private cars. This is an area where almost every home owns a vehicle, as only 2.7% of households are without one. While the region has a high number of transit stops, very few people actually use them for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 37.9% of homes owning two vehicles and another 12.9% owning four or more. Only 2.7% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Lithgow Surrounds, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen to 16.0%, though this remains far below the New South Wales figure of 31.0%. Public transport is rarely used for commuting, with only 0.2% of workers using it, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
16.0% ▲ +153.9%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -70.0%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 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.
The area has a large number of stops and 30 different routes, which is far above the state average. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure of 1,313.6.
89
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
10.54
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).
188.0
Lower than 75% 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).
30
Higher than 86% 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 is challenging, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking 63 minutes. The drive time to the city is also among the highest for similar areas, taking about 141 minutes.
63
Higher than 96% 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.
141
Higher than 96% 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 Lithgow Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103031071/lithgow-surrounds/topic/transport