50,000 to 99,999 · Section of State Range

Transport & Vehicles in 50,000 to 99,999

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

Far fewer homes lack a car in 50,000 to 99,999 compared to the national figure. This area relies heavily on private vehicles, with the vast majority of households owning at least one, and a small minority using public transport to get to work.

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📍 50,000 to 99,999, Section of State Range

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Only 4.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is lower than most similar areas and down 3.4 percentage points since 2011. Most households own two cars (40.5%) or one car (35.3%).

4.8% ▼ -41.7%

Lower than 66% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 8.2%
  • 2016: 6.5%
  • 2021: 4.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 50,000 to 99,999, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (13%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home has risen sharply to 12.6% since 2011, though this remains well below the Australian figure of 21.0%. Most people still drive to work, with 64.9% as the driver, while only 1.5% use public transport.

12.6% ▲ +336.4%

Higher than 71% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 2.9%
  • 2016: 2.9%
  • 2021: 12.6%

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

1.5% ▼ -11.0%

Higher than 58% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 1.7%
  • 2016: 2.3%
  • 2021: 1.5%

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 50,000 to 99,999, Car (driver) is the majority at 76%; Worked at home is next at 15%.

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 50,000 to 99,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR211/50-000-to-99-999/topic/transport