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Remainder of State/Territory · Section of State Range

Transport & Vehicles in Remainder of State/Territory

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

Almost every home in the Remainder of State/Territory has a car, with only 1.4% of households lacking a vehicle. This makes it one of the most car-dependent areas at this level, where very few people rely on public transport to get around.

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📍 Remainder of State/Territory, Section of State Range

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Car ownership is very high here, with 78.1% of homes owning two or more vehicles. Only 1.4% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.

Homes with no motor vehicle

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1.4% ▼ -40.0%

Lower than 95% of section of state range areas.

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Remainder of State/Territory, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 3 vehicles (21%) and 1 vehicle (21%).

2 vehicles 39.1% 3 vehicles 20.9% 1 vehicle 20.5% 4 or more 18.1% No vehicle 1.4%

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is common, with 22.1% of the workforce doing so—a figure that is a little above the Australian average. Conversely, just 0.3% of people use public transport to get to work, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas.

People working from home

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22.1% ▲ +52.7%

Higher than 95% of section of state range areas.

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

Commuting by public transport

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0.3% ▼ -61.8%

Lower than 92% of section of state range 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.

How people get to work

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In Remainder of State/Territory, Car (driver) is the majority at 65%; Worked at home is next at 26%.

Car (driver) 55.3% Worked at home 22.1% Walked 3.4% Car (passenger) 3.2% Bus 0.2% Bicycle 0.1% Train 0.1%

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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR131/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/transport