3.8% ▼ -33.4%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bowral · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Bowral
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 31% of people in Bowral work from home, a figure far above the national average. This high rate of home-based work is a key feature of the area's transport profile, as very few residents rely on public transport to get to their jobs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 3.8% of homes having no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Nearly 38% of households have two vehicles, and over 18% have three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Bowral splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work, with just 0.7% doing so, a figure that has fallen since 2011. Most residents either drive themselves to work or work from home.
31.2% ▲ +215.4%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▼ -62.3%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 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.
Bowral has 129 public transport stops and 15 routes, which is among the highest for similar areas and far above the state average. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure.
129
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.47
Higher than 87% 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).
355.2
Lower than 67% 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).
15
Higher than 78% 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 77 minutes to drive to the city, which is much higher than most areas. Despite this, it takes only about 4 minutes to walk to the nearest public transport stop.
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.
77
Higher than 83% 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 Bowral [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/114021284/bowral/topic/transport