2.8% ▼ -49.7%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Inverell Surrounds - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Inverell Surrounds - East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Private cars are essential for daily life in Inverell Surrounds - East, where only 2.8% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is well below both the state and national figures, reflecting a region where most residents rely on their own transport to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are very common here, with 38.6% of homes owning two vehicles and 30.5% owning three or more. The proportion of households without a car has fallen to 2.8%, which is much lower than the 9.2% seen across New South Wales.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Inverell Surrounds - East, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 55.8% of residents, while 21.5% work from home, a figure that is about the same as the national average. Very few people use public transport to commute, at just 0.2%.
21.5% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -76.8%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.2%
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 options are very limited, with only 16 stops and 3 routes available. This is reflected in the weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the New South Wales figure.
16
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.08
Lower than 68% 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).
6.9
Lower than 95% 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).
3
Lower than 79% 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 Inverell Surrounds - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110021192/inverell-surrounds-east/topic/transport