4.2% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Moama · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Moama
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Not a single person in Moama used public transport to get to work in 2021. This highlights a total reliance on cars for commuting in a town where very few homes lack a vehicle. While there are a fair few bus stops available, they are rarely used by the local workforce.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own multiple cars, with 41.3% having two vehicles. Only 4.2% 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 Moama, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (36%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 68.8% of people as the driver. Those working from home make up 9.0% of the workforce, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%.
9.0% ▲ +101.6%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 9.0%
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: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Moama has 7.65 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the state average. However, the number of weekly departures is far below the New South Wales figure, and all available services are buses.
53
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.65
Higher than 86% 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).
425.1
Lower than 65% 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).
13
Higher than 73% 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 the nearest transport stop is a challenge for many, as the typical walk takes 60 minutes. This is among the highest travel times for similar areas.
60
Higher than 95% 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 Moama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/109031184/moama/topic/transport