8.1% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Gilgandra · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Gilgandra
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Gilgandra than in the rest of the country, with only 6.9% doing so. Most residents rely on cars to get around, though a small number of homes have no motor vehicle at all.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.1% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. The most common setups are one or two vehicles per household, each found in roughly 36% of homes.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Gilgandra splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (36%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 62.4% of people. Very few use public transport, and the 6.9% who work from home is far below the New South Wales figure of 31.0%.
6.9% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 5 bus routes and 2 stops, the 6 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure of 1,313.6. All public transport in the area is provided by buses.
2
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.67
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).
6.0
Higher than 58% 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).
5
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.
Getting to a nearby stop is a challenge for many, with a typical walk of 71 minutes, which is much higher than in most other areas.
71
Higher than 91% 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).
More for Gilgandra
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Gilgandra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11623/gilgandra/topic/transport