8.0% ▼ -30.5%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Coffs Harbour - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Coffs Harbour - North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer people rely on public transport in Coffs Harbour - North than in most similar areas. While the area has a high number of transport stops, only 0.5% of workers use public transport to get to their jobs. This creates a strong dependence on private cars for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 42.6% owning one and 34.1% owning two. Only 8.0% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen by 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Coffs Harbour - North, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 66.5% of people as the driver and 6.2% as a passenger. Only 9.0% of people work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%.
9.0% ▲ +89.1%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 95 public transport stops and 8 routes, giving it more stops per 1,000 people than most similar areas. However, weekly departures are far below the New South Wales figure, and all services are buses.
95
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.25
Higher than 64% 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).
696.1
Lower than 54% 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.
The typical resident lives about a 4-minute walk from their nearest public transport stop, which is around the middle for areas of this level.
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.
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 Coffs Harbour - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/104021084/coffs-harbour-north/topic/transport