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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 owns a car, with only 1.2% of households lacking a vehicle. This high level of car ownership reflects a region where residents rely heavily on private transport for their daily needs.

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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 80.7% of homes owning two or more vehicles. Only 1.2% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the national average and has barely changed since 2011.

Homes with no motor vehicle

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1.2% ▼ -33.5%

Lower than 96% 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 (22%) and 4 or more (20%).

2 vehicles 38.6% 3 vehicles 22.1% 4 or more 20.0% 1 vehicle 18.1% No vehicle 1.2%

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Private cars are the main way to get to work for 56.1% of people, while 21.5% now work from home, a figure that rose 7.4 points since 2011. Very few people use public transport, at just 0.4%, which is much lower than most other areas.

People working from home

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21.5% ▲ +52.1%

Higher than 94% 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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0.4% ▼ -63.3%

Lower than 90% 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 66%; Worked at home is next at 25%.

Car (driver) 56.1% Worked at home 21.5% Walked 3.9% Car (passenger) 3.5% Bicycle 0.2% Bus 0.2% Train 0.2%

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/SOSR231/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/transport