2.9% ▼ -31.8%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Pottsville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Pottsville
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer people are without cars in Pottsville than they were in 2011, and more now work from home. This shift toward private transport and remote work is clear, as almost everyone relies on a car to get around this rural area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with only 2.9% of homes having no motor vehicle, a figure well below the New South Wales rate of 9.2%. Most households own two cars, while 12% have three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Pottsville, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 60.7% of residents, and only 0.3% use public transport, which is much lower than most areas. While 16.4% now work from home, this is far below the state figure of 31.0%.
16.4% ▲ +165.4%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -73.9%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.3%
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.
The area has 13 bus routes and 61 stops, but weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the New South Wales figure. All public transport services here are buses.
61
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.33
Higher than 50% 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).
315.7
Lower than 69% 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).
13
Higher than 73% 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 difficult for many, with a typical walk of 52 minutes to the nearest one, which is among the highest for areas at this level.
52
Higher than 93% 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 Pottsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112031253/pottsville/topic/transport