10.1% ▼ -14.6%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Broken Hill and Far West · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Broken Hill and Far West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 67% of workers in Broken Hill and Far West drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars for daily travel. While most homes have at least one vehicle, public transport use is among the lowest for its area, with only 0.2% of people using it to commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, though 10.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. This figure has fallen slightly from 11.8% in 2011, and is now a little above the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Broken Hill and Far West, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far below the New South Wales figure of 31.0%, with only 6.9% of local workers doing so. Public transport is rarely used for commutes, at 0.2%, which is a little below the national figure of 3.1%.
6.9% ▲ +22.9%
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -72.1%
Lower than 97% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.2%
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 almost entirely buses, but service is limited. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the New South Wales figure, and the number of routes is smaller than about 76% of similar areas.
84
Lower than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.23
Lower than 55% 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).
151.2
Lower than 76% 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).
12
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Broken Hill and Far West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10502/broken-hill-and-far-west/topic/transport