1.6% ▼ -47.1%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Lismore Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Lismore Surrounds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has become much more common in Lismore Surrounds, with the number of people doing so rising by 10 percentage points since 2011. Most residents rely heavily on their own cars to get around, while very few use public transport to reach their jobs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 98.4% of homes owning at least one vehicle. Only 1.6% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Lismore Surrounds, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 0.1% of people use public transport for their commute, which is among the lowest for similar areas. Instead, 56.7% drive themselves to work and 20.4% work from home.
20.4% ▲ +97.1%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.1% ▼ -77.2%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.1%
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.
There are 155 public transport stops and 18 routes in the area, which is more than most similar places. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure, and all services are buses.
155
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.82
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).
111.5
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).
18
Higher than 84% 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 a challenge for many, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 85 minutes, which is among the highest times for similar areas.
85
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 Lismore Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112021249/lismore-surrounds/topic/transport