Bangalow · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Bangalow

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

Private cars are essential for daily life in Bangalow, where only 1.2% of homes get by without one. This is a huge drop from 12.5% in 2011, making the area far less likely to be car-free than the national average.

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📍 Bangalow, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Almost every home has at least one car, and nearly half of households own two. Only 1.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below both the state and national levels.

1.2% ▼ -90.2%

Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 12.5%
  • 2016: 3.1%
  • 2021: 1.2%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Bangalow, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (16%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home has surged to 30.9% since 2011, which is well above the Australian figure. Very few people use public transport for their commute, with only 0.3% taking a bus or train.

30.9% ▲ +509.4%

Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 5.1%
  • 2016: 2.9%
  • 2021: 30.9%

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

0.3% ▼ -65.0%

Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 0.8%
  • 2016: 1.4%
  • 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 Bangalow, Car (driver) is the majority at 57%; Worked at home is next at 36%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Bangalow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115006/bangalow/topic/transport