9.1% ▼ -26.1%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Tamworth - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Tamworth - West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Car travel is the primary way people move around Tamworth - West, where 66.3% of workers drive themselves to work. This heavy reliance on cars is reflected in the low use of public transport and a very small number of people working from home compared to other areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.1% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. While this is about the same as the New South Wales figure, it has fallen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Tamworth - West, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work (0.6%), a figure that is much lower than most areas. Only 5.7% of the workforce works from home, which is far below the state and national figures.
5.7% ▲ +114.8%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 here, with weekly departures per 1,000 people being far below the New South Wales figure. All available services are buses, though there are only 21 stops across the area.
21
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.50
Lower than 62% 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).
160.6
Lower than 77% 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).
7
Lower than 52% 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.
Walking to the nearest transport stop takes a typical 28 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
28
Higher than 86% 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 Tamworth - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110041204/tamworth-west/topic/transport