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.

Over 70% of working residents in 20,000 to 49,999 drive themselves to work. This reliance on cars is a key feature of the area, though a small number of households still get by without a motor vehicle.

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

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 7.8% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most households own one or two cars, with 36.6% having one and 36.1% having two.

7.8% ▼ -15.8%

Higher than 81% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 9.2%
  • 2016: 9.1%
  • 2021: 7.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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20,000 to 49,999 splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is far below the national figure, with only 5.8% doing so. While 1.7% of people use public transport—which is higher than in most similar areas—the vast majority of the workforce relies on cars.

5.8% ▲ +100.7%

Lower than 73% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 2.9%
  • 2016: 2.2%
  • 2021: 5.8%

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

1.7% ▲ +4.8%

Higher than 60% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 1.6%
  • 2016: 2.1%
  • 2021: 1.7%

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 83%; Worked at home is next at 7%.

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/SOSR412/20-000-to-49-999/topic/transport