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.
20,000 to 49,999 · Section of State Range
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.
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.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
20,000 to 49,999 splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
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.
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.
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.
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