8.5% ▼ -32.6%
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A 44-minute walk to the nearest stop is typical for people in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble, highlighting the extreme distance between homes and transport. This region relies heavily on private cars for daily travel, with very few people using public transit or working from home compared to the rest of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, though 8.5% of households have no motor vehicle. This is a little above the national figure and is much higher than most similar areas, even though the number fell 4.1 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (36%) and 2 vehicles (33%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work, with 58.9% of workers as the driver. Very few people use public transport at 0.9%, and those working from home make up 12.2%, which is far below the New South Wales figure.
12.2% ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▼ -39.4%
Lower than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 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 very limited, with only 1.25 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the state average. This lack of access is reflected in the 12.1 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure described as much lower than most areas.
27
Lower than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.25
Lower than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
12.1
Lower than 96% of sub-region (sa3) 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).
23
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is difficult for those without a car, as it takes a typical 44 minutes to walk to the nearest stop. This is much higher than most other areas.
44
Higher than 89% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10501/bourke-cobar-coonamble/topic/transport