Other Urban · Section of State

Transport & Vehicles in Other Urban

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

Almost 70% of workers in Other Urban drive themselves to work, highlighting a strong reliance on cars. Most homes own at least one vehicle, and the number of households without a car has fallen since 2011.

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📍 Other Urban, Section of State

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 6.8% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most similar areas. Most households own one or two cars, while 6.9% have four or more.

6.8% ▼ -26.0%

Higher than 73% of section of state areas.

  • 2011: 9.3%
  • 2016: 8.2%
  • 2021: 6.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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Other Urban splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 1.2%, which is lower than most areas. Working from home is also uncommon at 5.6%, a figure that is far below the national average of 21%.

5.6% ▲ +94.2%

Lower than 79% of section of state areas.

  • 2011: 2.9%
  • 2016: 3.0%
  • 2021: 5.6%

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

1.2% ▼ -11.0%

Lower than 63% of section of state areas.

  • 2011: 1.3%
  • 2016: 1.1%
  • 2021: 1.2%

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 Other Urban, Car (driver) is the majority at 81%; Worked at home 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 Other Urban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS61/other-urban/topic/transport