# Transport & Vehicles — Snowy Mountains

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Area: Snowy Mountains (Sub-region (SA3))

Only 81.5 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people are available in the Snowy Mountains, a figure far below the New South Wales average. This makes the area heavily dependent on private cars for getting around. Most homes have at least one vehicle, and few people use public transit for their daily commute.

Private cars are common here, with only 4.2% of homes having no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure. This is a decrease from 2011, and now 37.5% of households own two vehicles.

Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.5%. While working from home rose to 13.4% since 2011, this remains far below the New South Wales figure of 31%.

Public transport is limited to 7 bus routes and 89 stops. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state average, and the area has fewer routes and stops than about 85% of similar regions.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Homes with no motor vehicle | 4.2% | -37.6% since 2011 |
| People working from home | 13.4% | +59.1% since 2011 |
| Commuting by public transport | 0.5% | -10.7% since 2011 |
| Public transport stops | 89 | — |
| PT stops per 1,000 people | 4.30 | — |
| Weekly PT departures per 1,000 people | 81.5 | — |
| Public transport routes | 7 | — |

**How people get to work** — Car (driver) 59.2%, Worked at home 13.4%, Walked 6.7%, Car (passenger) 5.0%, Bus 0.3%, Bicycle 0.3%, Train 0.1%

**Motor vehicles per home** — 2 vehicles 37.5%, 1 vehicle 32.0%, 3 vehicles 15.9%, 4 or more 10.5%, No vehicle 4.2%

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10103/snowy-mountains/topic/transport