10.7% ▲ +59.6%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Coonamble · Urban Centre
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A heavy reliance on cars defines daily travel in Coonamble, where a lack of public transport options means almost everyone drives. While most homes own at least one vehicle, the number of households without a car has risen to 10.7% since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure. The most common setup is a single car, found in 42.9% of households.
10.7% ▲ +59.6%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
In Coonamble, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and No vehicle (11%).
How people travel to work.
Almost no one uses public transport to get to work, and only 2.3% work from home, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures. Most people drive, with 71.2% of workers commuting as the driver.
2.3% ▼ -24.1%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Coonamble [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115044/coonamble/topic/transport