Narooma · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Narooma

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

Far fewer people work from home in Narooma than in the rest of the state. While 12.6% of the workforce now works from home, this is still well below the national figure. Most residents rely on private cars to get around the area.

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📍 Narooma, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 7.5% of homes in Narooma have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is a drop from 2011, when 11% of homes were without a car. Most households own one or two vehicles.

7.5% ▼ -31.5%

Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 11.0%
  • 2016: 5.2%
  • 2021: 7.5%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Narooma, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (9%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the main way to get to work, with 61.8% of people using a car. Very few people use public transport, at just 0.8%, though this is higher than in most similar areas.

12.6% ▲ +294.7%

Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.2%
  • 2016: 4.0%
  • 2021: 12.6%

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

0.8% ▲ +65.6%

Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 0.5%
  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 2021: 0.8%

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 Narooma, Car (driver) is the majority at 72%; Worked at home is next at 15%.

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 Narooma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115109/narooma/topic/transport