Other Urban · Section of State

Transport & Vehicles in Other Urban

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

Daily travel in Other Urban relies heavily on cars, though more people use public transport than in most similar areas. While most homes own several vehicles, about 7.5% of households have none at all.

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📍 Other Urban, Section of State

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 7.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most households own one or two cars, with 40.9% having one and 31.2% having two.

7.5% ▼ -0.1%

Higher than 77% of section of state areas.

  • 2011: 7.5%
  • 2016: 6.1%
  • 2021: 7.5%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Other Urban, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and 3 vehicles (15%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Public transport use for work is among the highest at this level, with 5.4% of workers using it. This is a little above the national figure of 3.1%, while the 2.9% who work from home is far below the Australian average.

2.9% ▲ +64.1%

Lower than 92% of section of state areas.

  • 2011: 1.8%
  • 2016: 1.1%
  • 2021: 2.9%

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

5.4% ▼ -15.0%

Higher than 87% of section of state areas.

  • 2011: 6.3%
  • 2016: 6.2%
  • 2021: 5.4%

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 Other Urban, Car (driver) is the majority at 80%; 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 Other Urban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS91/other-urban/topic/transport