5.0% ▼ -38.5%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kingscliff - Fingal Head · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Kingscliff - Fingal Head
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Reliance on private cars is high in Kingscliff - Fingal Head, where only 5% of homes have no motor vehicle. Most households own one or two cars, and very few people use public transport for their daily commute. This reflects a lifestyle where personal vehicles are the primary way to get around the area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 39.3% owning two and 39.2% owning one. Only 5.0% of households are without a vehicle, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Kingscliff - Fingal Head splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (39%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to get to work, with 57.1% of people as the driver. Working from home has become much more common, rising 14 points since 2011 to 20.8%, while public transport use is much lower than most areas at just 0.6%.
20.8% ▲ +209.2%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -59.1%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 0.6%
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.
Bus services are the only option here, with 68 stops and 12 routes. While the number of stops is higher than in about 73% of similar areas, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure.
68
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.59
Higher than 54% 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).
793.8
Lower than 51% 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.
The typical walk to the nearest public transport stop takes about 4 minutes, which is around the middle for areas of this level.
4
Lower than 57% 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 Kingscliff - Fingal Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112031250/kingscliff-fingal-head/topic/transport