6.3% ▼ -30.6%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Narrabri · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Narrabri
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive gap in public transport service separates Narrabri from the rest of New South Wales, where weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure. Most residents rely on their own cars to get around, as very few people work from home or use public transit.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes in Narrabri have at least one car, with 37.6% owning two vehicles. Only 6.3% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Narrabri splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 68.2% of residents. Only 7.7% work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%, while just 2.2% use public transport.
7.7% ▲ +69.6%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.2% ▲ +88.1%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.2%
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 is limited, with weekly departures per 1,000 people being far below the New South Wales figure. While there are 11 routes, buses make up 97.2% of all services.
26
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.77
Lower than 58% 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).
71.3
Lower than 83% 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).
11
Higher than 67% 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.
Access to transit is difficult for many, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 20 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
20
Higher than 79% 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 Narrabri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110031197/narrabri/topic/transport