7.4% ▼ -43.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
East Lismore · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in East Lismore
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people in East Lismore now live without a car than in most similar areas. While 7.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, the area is well served by a large number of public transport options. This creates a distinct mix of car reliance and transit access for the local population.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, but 7.4% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In East Lismore, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 10.7% of workers doing so. Most people drive to work, while only 0.5% use public transport.
10.7% ▲ +232.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -25.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 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.
East Lismore has 42 stops and 10 routes, giving it far more stops per person than the New South Wales average. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure.
42
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.43
Higher than 86% 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).
407.4
Higher than 77% 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).
10
Higher than 86% 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.
The area is highly accessible, with the typical walk to the nearest public transport stop being very short.
0
Lower than 99% 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 East Lismore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11361/east-lismore/topic/transport