Raymond Terrace · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Raymond Terrace

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Few areas among similar places have as many public transport stops as Raymond Terrace. While the region has 107 stops and a high number of services, most residents still rely on cars to get around and get to work.

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📍 Raymond Terrace, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Almost three-quarters of homes have at least two vehicles, with 34.7% owning two and 12.3% owning three. Only 6.7% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011.

6.7% ▼ -23.6%

Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 8.8%
  • 2016: 6.9%
  • 2021: 6.7%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Raymond Terrace, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (12%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the dominant way to get to work, with 62.5% of people as the driver. Very few people use public transport to commute (0.5%), and while working from home rose 10 percentage points since 2011 to reach 12.0%, this is still far below the New South Wales figure of 31.0%.

12.0% ▲ +494.3%

Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.0%
  • 2016: 2.2%
  • 2021: 12.0%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.5% ▼ -56.4%

Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 1.2%
  • 2016: 1.1%
  • 2021: 0.5%

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.

How people get to work

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In Raymond Terrace, Car (driver) is the majority at 77%; Worked at home is next at 15%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

The area is well equipped with 107 stops and 11 routes, meaning it has 7.33 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the state figure of 5.27. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are also a little above the New South Wales average.

107

Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

7.33

Higher than 86% 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).

1,528.2

Higher than 74% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting to the city takes a long time, with a drive time of 106 minutes, which is among the highest for similar areas. Despite the number of stops, the 20-minute walk to the nearest one is much higher than in most other areas.

20

Higher than 79% 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.

106

Higher than 90% 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 Raymond Terrace [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106031122/raymond-terrace/topic/transport