6.8% ▼ -21.5%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Glen Innes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Glen Innes
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive gap in public transport services defines Glen Innes, where almost no one uses transit to get to work. With just 0.1% of workers commuting by public transport, the town relies heavily on private cars for daily travel. Most homes have at least one vehicle to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6.8% of homes in Glen Innes have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. This is an improvement from 2011, when 8.6% of households lacked a car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Glen Innes, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 39%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, while only 14.9% work from home—a figure that is well below the national average of 21%. Very few residents use public transport for their commute, and this has barely changed since 2011.
14.9% ▲ +32.5%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.1% ▲ +28.0%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.1%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.1%
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.
Public transport is very limited here, with only 13 stops and 5 bus routes. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure, sitting at just 8.6 compared to 1,313.6.
13
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.46
Lower than 84% 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).
8.6
Lower than 94% 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).
5
Lower than 64% 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 Glen Innes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110021190/glen-innes/topic/transport