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Transport & Vehicles in 250,000 to 999,999

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

Working from home has jumped by 9 percentage points since 2011 in 250,000 to 999,999, reflecting a shift in how people get to work. Most residents rely on private cars, with 4.7% of homes now without a motor vehicle—a figure that has fallen over the last decade.

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📍 250,000 to 999,999, Section of State Range

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Cars are common here, as 39.3% of homes have two vehicles and 36.9% have one. Only 4.7% of households live without a car, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 7.4%.

Homes with no motor vehicle

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4.7% ▼ -28.2%

Lower than 66% of section of state range areas.

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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250,000 to 999,999 splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.

2 vehicles 39.3% 1 vehicle 36.9% 3 vehicles 12.5% 4 or more 6.6% No vehicle 4.7%

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the primary way to travel, with 62.5% of workers being the driver. While 14.2% of people work from home—a figure much higher than most similar areas—only 1.5% use public transport, which is a little below the Australian average of 3.1%.

People working from home

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14.2% ▲ +170.3%

Higher than 78% 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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1.5% ▼ -45.2%

Higher than 58% 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 250,000 to 999,999, Car (driver) is the majority at 74%; Worked at home is next at 17%.

Car (driver) 62.5% Worked at home 14.2% Car (passenger) 3.9% Walked 2.0% Bicycle 0.8% Bus 0.7% Train 0.4%

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 250,000 to 999,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR302/250-000-to-999-999/topic/transport