9.8% ▼ -15.6%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Broken Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Broken Hill
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far lower share of people work from home in Broken Hill than across the rest of the country. While 21% of Australians work from home, only 4.2% do so here. This reliance on onsite work is mirrored by a heavy dependence on cars for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly 10% of households in Broken Hill have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this figure has fallen since 2011. The most common setup is one car per home, seen in 42.9% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Broken Hill, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 0.1% of the workforce uses public transport to get to work, a figure that is well below the national average and barely changed since 2011. Instead, 70.2% of people drive themselves to work.
4.2% ▲ +80.8%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.1% ▼ -78.9%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.1%
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 Broken Hill has 73 public transport stops and 12 routes, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure. Almost all these services are buses.
73
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.15
Lower than 52% 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).
166.7
Lower than 77% 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).
12
Higher than 71% 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 to a stop is quick for residents, with a typical walk of just one minute, which is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 93% 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 Broken Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105021097/broken-hill/topic/transport