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.

A far lower share of people work from home in 20,000 to 49,999 compared to the rest of the country. While most residents rely on cars, about 7.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas.

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

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes have one or two cars, but 7.2% of households have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most similar areas, though the figure fell 1.8 percentage points since 2011.

7.2% ▼ -19.6%

Higher than 75% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 8.9%
  • 2016: 7.8%
  • 2021: 7.2%

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 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (11%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Only 7% of people work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21%. Very few people use public transport to get to work, with just 0.8% doing so, a rate that is lower than most similar areas.

7.0% ▲ +139.5%

Lower than 62% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 2.9%
  • 2016: 2.5%
  • 2021: 7.0%

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

0.8% ▼ -31.1%

Lower than 69% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 1.1%
  • 2016: 1.9%
  • 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 81%; Worked at home is next at 8%.

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/SOSR312/20-000-to-49-999/topic/transport