Coonamble · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Coonamble

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.

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📍 Coonamble, Urban Centre

Vehicles

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.

  • 2011: 6.7%
  • 2016: 5.6%
  • 2021: 10.7%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Coonamble, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and No vehicle (11%).

Getting to work

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.

  • 2011: 3.1%
  • 2016: 3.7%
  • 2021: 2.3%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 0.5%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Coonamble, Car (driver) is the majority at 82%; Car (passenger) is next at 8%.

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 Coonamble [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115044/coonamble/topic/transport