Mudgee Surrounds - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Mudgee Surrounds - East

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Fewer than 5% of homes in Mudgee Surrounds - East lack a motor vehicle, which is much lower than the New South Wales figure. This makes the area very car-dependent, with a small number of people using public transport to get to work.

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📍 Mudgee Surrounds - East, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most households here have at least one car, and 33.8% own two. The share of homes without any vehicle fell 1.9 percentage points since 2011 to reach 4.8%.

4.8% ▼ -28.6%

Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 6.7%
  • 2016: 4.9%
  • 2021: 4.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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Mudgee Surrounds - East splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (34%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the main way to get to work for 57.7% of people, while only 0.7% use public transport. Working from home rose 5.7 percentage points since 2011 to 17.4%, though this remains far below the state figure.

17.4% ▲ +48.3%

Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 11.7%
  • 2016: 11.6%
  • 2021: 17.4%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.7% ▲ +2.8%

Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 0.7%
  • 2016: 0.6%
  • 2021: 0.7%

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.

How people get to work

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In Mudgee Surrounds - East, Car (driver) is the majority at 68%; Worked at home is next at 21%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport is limited, with only 13 bus routes and 13 stops. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the New South Wales figure, reflecting the area's low transit use.

13

Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

3.83

Lower than 57% 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).

38.8

Lower than 85% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting to the nearest transport stop takes a long time, with a typical walk of 90 minutes. This is among the highest walking times for similar areas.

90

Higher than 99% 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 Mudgee Surrounds - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103031073/mudgee-surrounds-east/topic/transport