8.8% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cootamundra · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Cootamundra
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Few people work from home in Cootamundra, with only 7.7% doing so. This is far below the national figure of 21% and much lower than most other areas. Most residents rely on private cars to get around the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. Around 40% of households have one vehicle, while 34.5% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Cootamundra, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 67.8% of people as the driver. Only 1% of the workforce uses public transport, which is a little below the national figure of 3.1%.
7.7% ▲ +29.3%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▲ +166.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 1.0%
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.
While there are 32 public transport routes and 5 stops, departures are far below the New South Wales figure. Most of the available public transport is via bus (76%) rather than train (24%).
5
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.73
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
13.9
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality 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).
32
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality 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 to the nearest transport stop takes a typical 35 minutes on foot, which is higher than most areas.
35
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality 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 Cootamundra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11053/cootamundra/topic/transport