Corowa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Corowa

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

A massive gap in public transport separates Corowa from the rest of New South Wales, where only 0.0% of workers use transit to get to their jobs. Most people here rely on their own cars, with 71.2% driving themselves to work and very few working from home.

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📍 Corowa, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

The typical home in Corowa has one or two vehicles, and those without a car make up 6.3% of households. This is a little below the state and national figures, and the number of carless homes has fallen slightly since 2011.

6.3% ▼ -22.3%

Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 8.1%
  • 2016: 6.2%
  • 2021: 6.3%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Corowa, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and 3 vehicles (11%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Work travel is dominated by cars, while working from home is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures at just 5.9%. No one in the area commutes using public transport, a trend that has remained steady since 2011.

5.9% ▲ +79.1%

Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.3%
  • 2016: 3.5%
  • 2021: 5.9%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 0.3%
  • 2016: 0.1%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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.

How people get to work

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In Corowa, Car (driver) is the majority at 82%; Worked at home is next at 7%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport is very limited, with only 5 stops and 8 bus routes serving the area. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure, making it much lower than most areas.

5

Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

0.89

Lower than 90% 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).

26.3

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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Walking to the nearest transport stop takes a typical 33 minutes, which is much higher than in most other areas.

33

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 Corowa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/109031180/corowa/topic/transport