8.2% ▼ -14.0%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cootamundra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Cootamundra
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Two-thirds of workers in Cootamundra drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While most homes own at least one vehicle, about 8.2% of households have none, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 38.4% of homes have one vehicle and 34.9% have two. The proportion of households without a motor vehicle has fallen slightly since 2011 to 8.2%, a figure that is about the same as the national average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Cootamundra splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.9%. Only 9.2% of residents work from home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 31.0%.
9.2% ▲ +24.4%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▲ +158.5%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.9%
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.
Public transport is limited, with only 1.30 stops per 1,000 people, far below the state average of 5.27. Weekly departures are also much lower than most areas, with buses making up 84.7% of the service.
10
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.30
Lower than 85% 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).
19.5
Lower than 86% 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).
32
Higher than 86% 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.
Reaching the nearest transport stop is difficult for many, as the typical walk takes 65 minutes, which is among the highest times recorded for this level of area.
65
Higher than 97% 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 Cootamundra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113031263/cootamundra/topic/transport