6.3% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Gilgandra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Gilgandra
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Driving is the primary way people get around Gilgandra, where only 6.3% of homes lack a motor vehicle. Most households own at least one car to navigate the area, as public transport options are very limited. This reliance on private vehicles is reflected in the daily commute, where the vast majority of workers depend on their own cars.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The typical home in Gilgandra has two vehicles, with 37.3% of households fitting this profile. While 6.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, this is a little below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Gilgandra, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Car travel is the dominant way to get to work, with 55.8% of people driving. Working from home is common for 17.9% of the workforce, though this is far below the state figure of 31.0%.
17.9% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 is very limited, with only two stops and five routes available. This results in just 0.45 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the New South Wales average of 5.27.
2
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.45
Lower than 95% 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).
4.1
Lower than 97% 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).
5
Lower than 64% 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 Gilgandra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105031104/gilgandra/topic/transport