6.6% ▼ -43.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
North Batemans Bay · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in North Batemans Bay
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 11 public transport stops per 1,000 people serve North Batemans Bay, a figure far above the New South Wales average. While infrastructure is plentiful, the area remains heavily dependent on cars for daily travel. Most residents rely on private vehicles to get around the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 32.2% owning two vehicles. About 6.6% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In North Batemans Bay, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 39%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 67.4% of people as the main driver. Only 9.1% of residents work from home, a figure far below the national average.
9.1% ▲ +35.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▲ —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 area has a high number of stops and two bus routes, though weekly departures are far below the state figure. Buses are the only form of public transport available here.
9
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
11.34
Higher than 88% 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).
302.3
Higher than 75% 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).
2
Higher than 75% 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.
It takes about 10 minutes to walk to the nearest public transport stop, which is around the middle for similar areas.
10
Lower than 54% 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 North Batemans Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12992/north-batemans-bay/topic/transport