13.1% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
South Tamworth · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in South Tamworth
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people live without a car in South Tamworth than in most similar areas, with 13.1% of homes having no motor vehicle. While public transport infrastructure is plentiful, the vast majority of residents still rely on cars to get around. This creates a distinct mix of high transit availability but low actual usage.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 13.1% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is a single vehicle, found in 46% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In South Tamworth, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 46%, followed by 2 vehicles (29%) and No vehicle (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 5.7% doing so. Most residents commute by car, as only 0.7% use public transport to get to work.
5.7% ▲ +104.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 is well equipped with 65 public transport stops and 6 routes, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the New South Wales figure.
65
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.82
Higher than 87% 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).
496.6
Higher than 78% 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).
6
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 stop is very easy here, as the typical walk to the nearest one takes only 2 minutes, which is much lower than in most other areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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 South Tamworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13613/south-tamworth/topic/transport