5.9% ▼ -27.7%
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Tweed Valley · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Tweed Valley
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive 86-minute walk to the nearest transport stop is common for many in Tweed Valley, highlighting a heavy reliance on private cars. This area is largely dependent on road travel, with very few people using public transit for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes keep two or more cars, and the number of households without any motor vehicle has fallen to 5.9%. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Tweed Valley splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 0.5% of workers use public transport, which is much lower than most similar areas. While 14.5% of people now work from home—up 8.7 points since 2011—this is still far below the state figure of 31%.
14.5% ▲ +151.8%
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -57.8%
Lower than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 region relies entirely on buses for public transport, with 467 stops across the area. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the New South Wales figure.
467
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.80
Higher than 57% 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).
507.6
Lower than 59% 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).
34
Higher than 61% 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 without a car is difficult here, as the walk to the nearest stop is among the highest for any area at this level.
86
Higher than 99% 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).
More for Tweed Valley
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Tweed Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11203/tweed-valley/topic/transport