Numbaa · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Numbaa

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

A shift toward remote work has shaped how people move in Numbaa, where 45.1% of workers now operate from home. This high rate of home-based work is far above the national figure. While the area is well-served by vehicles, its distance from the city makes driving the primary way to get around.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Every single home in Numbaa has at least one motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales and national figures for households without a car. Nearly half of all homes have two vehicles.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Numbaa, 2 vehicles is the majority at 64%; 1 vehicle is next at 25%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is very common here, with 45.1% of people doing so, a figure far above both the state and national averages. No one in the area uses public transport to get to work.

45.1%

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.4%
  • 2021: 45.1%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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.

How people get to work

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In Numbaa, Worked at home is the majority at 56%; Car (driver) is next at 34%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

There are 40.98 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the state average, though the number of weekly departures is far below the New South Wales figure. All public transport options are buses.

40.98

Higher than 99% 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).

204.9

Higher than 73% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting into the city is a long trip, taking 120 minutes, which is much higher than most similar areas. Access to transport is also limited, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 28 minutes, higher than most areas.

28

Higher than 65% 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.

120

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.

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 Numbaa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13046/numbaa/topic/transport