5.3% ▼ -34.1%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Byron Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Byron Bay
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work in Byron Bay, with only 0.2% doing so. Most residents rely on private cars or work from home, though the area has a high number of transit stops compared to similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 5.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Most households own one or two cars, and the share of vehicle-free homes has fallen by 2.7 points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Byron Bay splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 25.8% of people doing so—a jump of 14 points since 2011. This is well above the national figure, while the 0.2% who use public transport for work is among the lowest for its level.
25.8% ▲ +118.9%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -77.8%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.2%
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.
Byron Bay has 6.69 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the New South Wales average. However, the 377 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure of 1,313.6.
73
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.69
Higher than 80% 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).
377.0
Lower than 67% 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).
17
Higher than 82% 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.
Getting to the nearest stop takes longer here than in most areas, with a typical walk of 11 minutes.
11
Higher than 72% 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 Byron Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112011240/byron-bay/topic/transport