4.9% ▼ -37.9%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Coonabarabran · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Coonabarabran
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people use public transport in Coonabarabran than in most other similar areas. Most residents rely on their own cars to get around, and very few homes lack a vehicle. While working from home has risen to 18%, the vast majority of the workforce still commutes by car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with only 4.9% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%, and the number has fallen 3.0 percentage points since 2011. About 36% of households own two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Coonabarabran splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (36%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 55.7% of people, while only 0.4% use public transport. This tiny fraction of commuters using transit is much lower than in most other areas and has barely changed since 2011.
18.0% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▲ +26.4%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.4%
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.
Public transport access is very limited, with just 1.01 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 5.27. All services are provided by buses, but weekly departures are much lower than in most similar areas.
8
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.01
Lower than 89% 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).
5.3
Lower than 96% 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).
10
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Coonabarabran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105031099/coonabarabran/topic/transport