2.1% ▼ -43.7%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Taree Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Taree Surrounds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 2.1% of homes in Taree Surrounds have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This heavy reliance on cars defines the area, where the vast majority of residents depend on their own transport to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with 40.3% of homes owning two vehicles and 15.4% owning three. The proportion of homes without a car has fallen from 3.8% in 2011 to 2.1% in 2021, which is much lower than most other areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Taree Surrounds, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 60.3% of people. Very few residents use public transport, at just 0.3%, while those working from home rose to 16.8% since 2011, though this remains far below the New South Wales figure.
16.8% ▲ +42.7%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -28.8%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 Taree Surrounds has 83 public transport stops—a number larger than about 83% of similar areas—these are rarely used. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure, and all available services are buses.
83
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.36
Higher than 77% 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).
38.6
Lower than 85% 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).
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)).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Taree Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108051170/taree-surrounds/topic/transport