8.6% ▼ -38.5%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Lismore · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Lismore
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A reliance on cars defines daily travel in Lismore, where 60.5% of workers drive themselves to their jobs. While the area has a high number of transport stops, very few people actually use public transport to commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though 8.6% of households have no motor vehicle. This figure is much higher than most similar areas, although it has fallen 5.4 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Lismore, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.5%. Those working from home make up 10.8% of the workforce, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 31.0%.
10.8% ▲ +145.5%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -37.0%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.5%
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.
Lismore has 139 public transport stops and 37 routes, meaning there are 9.13 stops per 1,000 people. This is far above the state average, although the number of weekly departures is far below the New South Wales figure.
139
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.13
Higher than 87% 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).
629.7
Lower than 57% 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).
37
Higher than 87% 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 for residents, with a typical walk of only 2 minutes to the nearest stop, which is lower than 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 Lismore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112021248/lismore/topic/transport