5.7% ▼ -17.5%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Goonellabah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Goonellabah
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 0.4% of workers in Goonellabah use public transport to get to their jobs, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars. While the area has a high number of transit stops, very few people use them for their daily commute. Most homes here own at least one motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is high, with 5.7% of homes having no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Most households have either one or two vehicles, while 12.3% own three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Goonellabah splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
A small number of people use public transport for work, but those working from home rose to 10.7% since 2011. This figure remains far below the New South Wales average of 31.0%.
10.7% ▲ +307.1%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -51.1%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 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.
Goonellabah has 7.14 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the state figure. However, with 12 bus routes available, the weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the New South Wales average.
97
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.14
Higher than 84% 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).
487.7
Lower than 62% 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).
12
Higher than 71% 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 is relatively easy, as the typical walk to the nearest one takes only 2 minutes, which is lower than in most areas.
2
Lower 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 Goonellabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112021246/goonellabah/topic/transport