8.1% ▼ -37.1%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ballina · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Ballina
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Ballina compared to the rest of the state. While 31% of New South Wales residents work from home, only 12.5% do so in Ballina. This reliance on traditional workplaces is reflected in the local commute, where the vast majority of residents travel by car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, and those without a vehicle have fallen from 12.8% in 2011 to 8.1%. About 45.7% of households have one vehicle, while 33.8% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Ballina, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 46%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 60.3% of people as the driver. Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 0.4%, which is much lower than most other areas.
12.5% ▲ +184.5%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -53.4%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.4%
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.
Ballina has a high number of bus stops and routes relative to other areas, with 105 stops and 15 routes. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure.
105
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.64
Higher than 69% 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).
304.4
Lower than 69% 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).
15
Higher than 78% 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.
The typical walk to the nearest public transport stop is 4 minutes, which is around the middle for areas of this type.
4
Lower than 57% 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 Ballina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112011236/ballina/topic/transport