5.2% ▼ -16.9%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
North Nowra - Bomaderry · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in North Nowra - Bomaderry
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people are working from home in North Nowra - Bomaderry than in 2011, though the area remains heavily reliant on cars. Only 5.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. This reliance on private transport is clear, as the vast majority of residents drive to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own at least one car, with 38% having two vehicles and 36.5% having one. The proportion of homes without a vehicle has fallen slightly since 2011 to reach 5.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →North Nowra - Bomaderry splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 65.9% of people as the driver. Only 0.3% of residents use public transport, a figure that is much lower than most areas and has barely changed since 2011.
10.4% ▲ +189.3%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -56.9%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 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 a high number of stops and 19 different routes, putting it among the largest for transport infrastructure. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure.
122
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.58
Higher than 86% 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).
220.2
Lower than 73% 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).
19
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.
It takes about 108 minutes to drive to the city, which is among the highest times for areas of this type. Despite this, the typical walk to the nearest transport stop is about 4 minutes.
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.
108
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
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 North Nowra - Bomaderry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/114011277/north-nowra-bomaderry/topic/transport