6.7% ▼ -24.0%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Forster · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Forster
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far lower share of people work from home in Forster compared to the rest of the state. Only 9.8% of workers do so, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 31.0%. This reliance on traditional workplaces is paired with a very high dependency on cars for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 47% of homes in Forster have one motor vehicle, and 33.8% have two. The proportion of households without a car has fallen to 6.7%, which is a little below the state average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Forster, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The vast majority of the workforce relies on cars, with 64.8% driving to work. Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 0.4%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
9.8% ▲ +118.1%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 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.
Forster has 145 public transport stops—among the largest number of stops for an area of this size. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure.
145
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.86
Higher than 87% 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).
325.9
Lower than 69% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to a stop is a challenge here, as the typical walk to the nearest one takes 31 minutes. This is much higher than most other areas.
31
Higher than 87% 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 Forster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108011152/forster/topic/transport