3.8% ▼ -32.1%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Narrabri Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Narrabri Surrounds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people live without a car in Narrabri Surrounds than in most other areas. Almost every home has a motor vehicle, reflecting a heavy reliance on private transport for daily life and work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 3.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households have multiple cars, with 38.5% owning two and 19% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Narrabri Surrounds, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
A tiny fraction of the workforce uses public transport to get to work, at just 0.5%. This is much lower than most areas, and while 16.4% work from home, this is far below the New South Wales figure of 31%.
16.4% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▲ +201.7%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 1.08 stops per 1,000 people. This is far below the state average, and the number of weekly departures is much lower than in most similar areas.
5
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.08
Lower than 88% 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).
11
Higher than 67% 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 Narrabri Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110031198/narrabri-surrounds/topic/transport