20,000 to 49,999 · Section of State Range

Transport & Vehicles in 20,000 to 49,999

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

Very few people use public transport in 20,000 to 49,999, with only 0.8% doing so to get to work. This makes the area stand out among its peers as a place where most residents rely on their own cars for travel.

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📍 20,000 to 49,999, Section of State Range

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 40% of homes here have two motor vehicles, and only 5.1% of households are without a car. This lack of vehicle-free homes is a little below the national figure of 7.4%.

5.1% ▼ -29.3%

Lower than 58% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 7.2%
  • 2016: 6.5%
  • 2021: 5.1%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 20,000 to 49,999, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (13%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home has surged to 14.9% since 2011, though this is still well below the Australian figure of 21.0%. Most people still drive themselves to work, with 62.7% as the sole driver.

14.9% ▲ +527.9%

Higher than 81% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 2.4%
  • 2016: 2.8%
  • 2021: 14.9%

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

0.8% ▼ -71.1%

Lower than 69% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 2.7%
  • 2016: 1.8%
  • 2021: 0.8%

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 20,000 to 49,999, Car (driver) is the majority at 73%; Worked at home is next at 17%.

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 20,000 to 49,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR212/20-000-to-49-999/topic/transport