1.6% ▼ -57.1%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Gunnedah Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Gunnedah Surrounds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in Gunnedah Surrounds relies on a car to get around, with only 1.6% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This high level of car ownership is essential for daily life given the very limited public transport options across the area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have multiple cars, with 38.2% owning two and 15.3% owning four or more. The proportion of homes without a vehicle is much lower than in most other areas and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Gunnedah Surrounds, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
About 60.5% of workers drive themselves to work, while 17.5% work from home. This working-from-home rate is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains well below the national figure of 21%.
17.5% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.9% ▲ +324.4%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 10 stops and 6 routes serving the area. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure.
10
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.29
Lower than 77% 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).
13.5
Lower than 90% 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).
6
Lower than 57% 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 Gunnedah Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110041200/gunnedah-surrounds/topic/transport