5.0% ▼ -36.0%
Lower than 66% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Coffs Harbour - Grafton · Region (SA4)
Transport & Vehicles in Coffs Harbour - Grafton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer than 1% of workers in Coffs Harbour - Grafton use public transport to get to work, highlighting a heavy reliance on cars. Most households own at least one vehicle, and the region's transport options are far less frequent than the state average. This makes private travel essential for the vast majority of the population.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Car ownership is common, with 37.8% of households owning two vehicles and another 37.7% owning one.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Coffs Harbour - Grafton splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (38%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 64.9% of people as the driver. Working from home has risen to 11.3% since 2011, though this remains far below the New South Wales figure of 31%.
11.3% ▲ +82.2%
Lower than 57% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 85% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 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.
Public transport is limited, with only 4.09 stops per 1,000 people compared to 5.27 across New South Wales. This lack of access is reflected in the weekly departures, which are far below the state figure.
597
Lower than 77% of region (sa4) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.09
Lower than 70% of region (sa4) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
327.3
Lower than 70% of region (sa4) 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).
57
Lower than 69% of region (sa4) 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 Coffs Harbour - Grafton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/104/coffs-harbour-grafton/topic/transport