8.0% ▼ -36.5%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Toormina · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Toormina
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 69% of working residents in Toormina drive themselves to work. While car travel is the main way to get around, the area has a surprisingly high number of public transport stops compared to similar places. This creates a mix of heavy car reliance and good local access to bus services.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. For those who do own cars, nearly half of households have just one vehicle, while 31.6% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Toormina, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport for work, with only 0.7% doing so. Working from home is also uncommon here, at 6.9%, which is far below the national figure of 21%.
6.9% ▲ +140.0%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 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.
Toormina has 34 stops and 25 routes, making it one of the largest for transport infrastructure at this level. However, with 704.7 weekly departures per 1,000 people, the frequency of services is far below the New South Wales figure.
34
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.
5.51
Higher than 80% 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).
704.7
Higher than 82% 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).
25
Higher than 87% 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 quick for residents, with a typical walk of just 3 minutes. This is much lower than in most similar areas.
3
Lower than 79% 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 Toormina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13930/toormina/topic/transport