5.9% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Moree Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Moree Surrounds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Car ownership and commuting habits in Moree Surrounds have stayed mostly the same since 2011. This is a heavily car-dependent area where 59.8% of workers drive themselves to work and public transport is almost non-existent. Very few homes are without a vehicle, and the typical household owns at least two cars.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 5.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the national figure and has barely changed since 2011. Most households are well-equipped for travel, with 35.4% owning two vehicles and 17.1% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Moree Surrounds, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 35%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, while only 0.7% of people use public transport. Those working from home make up 17.8% of the workforce, a figure that rose slightly since 2011 but remains far below the New South Wales average.
17.8% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▲ +12.9%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.7%
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, with only one stop and two routes serving the area. This results in just 1.1 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure far below the state average.
1
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.19
Lower than 98% 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).
1.1
Lower than 99% 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).
2
Lower than 86% 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Moree Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110031196/moree-surrounds/topic/transport