3.0% ▼ -40.2%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mullumbimby · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mullumbimby
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Mullumbimby relies on a car to get around. Very few people use public transport, though a significant 26.2% of the workforce now works from home, a figure that has risen by 12 points since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 38.6% of homes owning two vehicles and only 3.0% having none. This lack of car-free households is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Mullumbimby splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is much more common than in most areas, while only 0.2% of people use public transport to get to work, which is among the lowest rates for similar places.
26.2% ▲ +87.2%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -78.5%
Lower than 94% 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.
Public transport is limited to buses, with only 2.81 stops per 1,000 people. Weekly departures are far below the New South Wales figure, at just 69 per 1,000 people.
25
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.81
Lower than 72% 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).
69.0
Lower than 83% 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).
10
Higher than 62% 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 a stop can be a challenge, as the typical walk to the nearest one takes 87 minutes, which is among the highest times for this level of area.
87
Higher than 99% 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 Mullumbimby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112011243/mullumbimby/topic/transport