Narrandera · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Narrandera

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

Only 5.6% of workers in Narrandera operate from home, a figure far below the national average. This town relies heavily on traditional travel, with the vast majority of people driving themselves to work. Most households own at least one car to get around.

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📍 Narrandera, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 8.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is about the same as the New South Wales figure, it is a little above the national rate, though the number has fallen since 2011.

8.6% ▼ -24.8%

Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 11.4%
  • 2016: 3.1%
  • 2021: 8.6%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Narrandera, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (11%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the dominant choice, with 70.3% of workers being the car driver. Very few people use public transport to get to work at 0.4%, and the number of people working from home is far below both the state and national figures.

5.6% ▲ +22.3%

Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 4.6%
  • 2016: 5.5%
  • 2021: 5.6%

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

0.4% ▲ +5.3%

Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 0.4%
  • 2016: 0.8%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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 Narrandera, Car (driver) is the majority at 79%; Car (passenger) is next at 7%.

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 Narrandera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115110/narrandera/topic/transport