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.
Other Urban · Section of State
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.
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.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Other Urban splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
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.
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.
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.
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