9.1% ▼ -25.8%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Taree · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Taree
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far lower share of people work from home in Taree than in the rest of the state, with only 5.8% doing so. This reliance on traditional workplaces is reflected in the high use of cars for daily travel. While the area has a large number of transport stops, the actual number of departing services is very low.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.1% of homes in Taree have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. However, this is a small decrease from 2011, and the vast majority of households now own at least one car, with 42.6% owning one and 31.6% owning two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Taree, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Reliance on cars is high, as 69.8% of people drive to work and only 0.4% use public transport, a figure much lower than most areas. Working from home is also rare at 5.8%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 31.0%.
5.8% ▲ +68.2%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -27.5%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 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.
Taree has a high number of public transport stops and 46 routes, but the service levels are poor. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure, with buses making up 98.8% of the available options.
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.
5.07
Higher than 61% 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).
107.8
Lower than 80% 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).
46
Higher than 87% 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 residents, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 14 minutes. This is much higher than in most areas.
14
Higher than 75% 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 Taree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108051169/taree/topic/transport