6.3% ▼ -32.8%
Higher than 61% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
100,000 to 249,999 · Section of State Range
Transport & Vehicles in 100,000 to 249,999
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Six out of ten people in 100,000 to 249,999 drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While most homes own at least one vehicle, a growing number of residents now work from home. This shift reflects a broader trend toward flexible working arrangements in the area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have one or two cars, though 6.3% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is higher than most similar areas, but the figure has fallen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →100,000 to 249,999 splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (38%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 16.1% since 2011, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Meanwhile, public transport use has dropped to 1.2%, leaving it a little below the national figure.
16.1% ▲ +528.2%
Higher than 86% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.2% ▼ -66.1%
Lower than 51% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 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.
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 100,000 to 249,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR203/100-000-to-249-999/topic/transport