Brewarrina · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Brewarrina

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

Over half of workers in Brewarrina (L) drive themselves to work. While most residents rely on cars, the area has seen a sharp increase in households without any motor vehicle. This means transport options vary widely across the local population.

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📍 Brewarrina, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 21.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is far above the New South Wales average and has risen 13 points since 2011. For those who do own cars, 45% of homes have just one vehicle.

21.8% ▲ +160.3%

Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 8.4%
  • 2016: 27.5%
  • 2021: 21.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Brewarrina, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (25%) and No vehicle (21%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Walking is a common choice here, with 29.5% of people walking to work. Meanwhile, only 5.1% work from home, which is far below the national figure, and no one uses public transport to get to their job.

5.1% ▼ -49.2%

Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 10.0%
  • 2016: 2.1%
  • 2021: 5.1%

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: 8.9%
  • 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 Brewarrina, Car (driver) is the majority at 58%; Walked is next at 33%.

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 Brewarrina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121013/brewarrina/topic/transport