1.2% ▼ -42.0%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cessnock Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Cessnock Surrounds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 1.2% of homes in Cessnock Surrounds have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 9.2%. This heavy reliance on cars is a key feature of the area, where most households own multiple vehicles to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high, with 39.8% of homes having two vehicles and 17% owning four or more. The proportion of homes without a car has fallen since 2011 to just 1.2%, which is among the lowest for similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Cessnock Surrounds, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (23%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen to 19.9% since 2011, though this is still far below the New South Wales figure of 31%. Most people commute by car, while only 0.2% use public transport to get to work.
19.9% ▲ +151.3%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -44.7%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.2%
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 limited, with only four routes and 38 stops available. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state average, and the only available mode of transport is the bus.
38
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.16
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).
102.1
Lower than 81% 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).
4
Lower 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 the city is a long trip, with a typical drive time of 117 minutes. This is among the highest travel times for similar areas.
117
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
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 Cessnock Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106011109/cessnock-surrounds/topic/transport