2.9% ▼ -33.9%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ballina Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Ballina Surrounds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Ballina Surrounds has a car, making it far more vehicle-dependent than most similar areas. While the region has a high number of transport stops, very few people actually use public transit to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 42.2% of homes owning two vehicles. Only 2.9% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Ballina Surrounds, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 59% of people as drivers. Working from home has risen to 18.1% since 2011, while public transport use remains much lower than most areas at just 0.3%.
18.1% ▲ +105.5%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -52.2%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.3%
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.
The area has 110 bus stops and 13 routes, meaning it has more stops per person than the state average. However, the number of weekly departures is far below the New South Wales figure.
110
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.
6.00
Higher than 73% 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).
116.1
Lower than 80% 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).
13
Higher than 73% 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 Ballina Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112011237/ballina-surrounds/topic/transport