2.0% ▼ -41.4%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few homes in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds go without a car, with only 2.0% of households lacking a vehicle. This reliance on private transport is clear across the region, where car use dominates the daily commute and public transport is rarely used for work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 40.2% having two and 14.6% having three. Only 2.0% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 57.6% of people, while 17.6% work from home, a figure that rose 8.6 points since 2011. Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 0.5%.
17.6% ▲ +94.3%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▲ +75.3%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
While the area has 79 stops—far more per person than the state average—these services are infrequent. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the New South Wales figure, and all services are provided by buses.
79
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
11.31
Higher than 88% 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).
97.3
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).
7
Lower than 52% 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 public transport is difficult for many, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 86 minutes, which is among the highest times for similar areas.
86
Higher than 99% 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-Tuncurry Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108011153/forster-tuncurry-surrounds/topic/transport