5.3% ▼ -36.2%
Lower than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Richmond Valley - Hinterland · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Richmond Valley - Hinterland
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few people use public transport in Richmond Valley - Hinterland, where the vast majority of residents rely on private cars. While the area has a high number of transport stops relative to its size, actual service frequency is much lower than the state average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Private vehicles are common here, with only 5.3% of homes lacking one. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%, and the proportion of car-free homes has fallen by 3 points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Richmond Valley - Hinterland splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to travel, with 61.5% of workers commuting as a driver. Only 0.3% of people use public transport for work, and while working from home rose to 13.6% since 2011, this remains far below the state figure of 31%.
13.6% ▲ +92.9%
Higher than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -49.6%
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 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 8.05 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the state average of 5.27. However, this does not translate to frequent service, as weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the New South Wales figure.
579
Higher than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.05
Higher than 92% 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).
287.1
Lower than 68% 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).
61
Higher than 86% 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 Richmond Valley - Hinterland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11202/richmond-valley-hinterland/topic/transport