8.4% ▼ -29.9%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Tweed Heads · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Tweed Heads
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer than 1% of workers use public transport to get to work in Tweed Heads, showing a heavy reliance on cars. While most homes have at least one vehicle, a small number of households live without one. This trend is consistent with the area's low public transport usage and a significant drop in commuters using transit since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.4% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure. This is a drop from 12% in 2011. Most homes have one or two cars, with 44.3% owning just one.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Tweed Heads, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen to 12.6% since 2011, though this is still well below the national figure. Driving is the dominant choice, with 62.5% of people commuting as the driver.
12.6% ▲ +144.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▼ -63.3%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 form of public transport here, but the number of stops per 1,000 people is far below the state average. Weekly departures are also much lower than the New South Wales figure.
66
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.21
Lower than 66% 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).
579.4
Lower than 59% 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).
16
Higher than 80% 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.
Walking to the nearest stop takes about 55 minutes on average, which is among the highest times for areas of this type.
55
Higher than 94% 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 Tweed Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112031254/tweed-heads/topic/transport