West Albury · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in West Albury

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

Far more public transport stops than most similar areas define West Albury, though very few people actually use them. While the area has 33 stops, only 0.3% of workers commute using public transport, with most relying on cars.

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📍 West Albury, Suburb / Locality

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes here have one or two cars, but 6.5% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than in most similar areas.

6.5% ▼ -29.0%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.2%
  • 2016: 7.2%
  • 2021: 6.5%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In West Albury, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (11%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the primary way to get to work for 71.9% of residents. Only 10.5% work from home, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 31%.

10.5% ▲ +222.5%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.3%
  • 2016: 4.3%
  • 2021: 10.5%

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

0.3% ▼ -62.9%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.8%
  • 2016: 0.6%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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 West Albury, Car (driver) is the majority at 81%; Worked at home is next at 12%.

Public transport access

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

With 8.52 stops per 1,000 people, this area has far more transit access than the state average. However, the 615.2 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure.

8.52

Higher than 86% 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).

615.2

Higher than 80% 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.

It is relatively easy to reach public transport here, with a typical 4-minute walk to the nearest stop, which is lower than in most similar areas.

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Lower than 71% 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 West Albury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14256/west-albury/topic/transport