4.5% ▼ -40.5%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Sawtell - Boambee · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Sawtell - Boambee
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 0.3% of working residents use public transport for their commute in Sawtell - Boambee, reflecting a heavy reliance on private cars. This is a car-dependent area where very few homes lack a vehicle and almost no one uses trains or trams to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Few homes are without a car, with only 4.5% having no motor vehicle. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2% and is lower than the 7.6% recorded in 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Sawtell - Boambee splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The typical worker drives, as only 10.4% of people work from home. This is far below the national figure of 21% and the state figure of 31%, though the number of home workers has risen since 2011.
10.4% ▲ +138.6%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -60.4%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.3%
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.
While the area has 94 public transport stops—more than 87% of similar areas—the frequency of service is far below the state figure. Almost all available transit is provided by buses.
94
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.
4.68
Higher than 56% 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).
423.4
Lower than 65% 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).
27
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.
Walking to the nearest stop takes an average of 16 minutes, which is much higher than in most other areas.
16
Higher than 76% 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 Sawtell - Boambee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/104021089/sawtell-boambee/topic/transport