8.1% ▼ -26.9%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Tuncurry · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Tuncurry
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A huge reliance on cars shapes daily life in Tuncurry, where only 0.6% of workers use public transport. Most residents depend on their own vehicles to get around, while far fewer people work from home compared to the state and national figures.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.1% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. Over half of all households rely on a single car, while 27.8% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Tuncurry, 1 vehicle is the majority at 53%; 2 vehicles is next at 28%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is uncommon here, with only 8.1% of people doing so—a figure far below the national 21%. The vast majority of workers commute by car, with 62.8% driving themselves.
8.1% ▲ +74.6%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▲ +51.7%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.6%
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.
Tuncurry has 10.82 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the New South Wales figure. However, the number of weekly departures is far below the state average, and all services are provided by buses.
69
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
10.82
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).
384.4
Lower than 66% 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.
It takes a typical resident about 5 minutes to walk to the nearest public transport stop, which is around the middle for this level of area.
5
Higher than 50% 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 Tuncurry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108011154/tuncurry/topic/transport