5,000 to 9,999 · Section of State Range

Transport & Vehicles in 5,000 to 9,999

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

Working from home has more than doubled since 2011 in 5,000 to 9,999, though cars remain the dominant way to get around. Very few people use public transport, and most households keep at least one motor vehicle.

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📍 5,000 to 9,999, Section of State Range

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Few homes are without a car here, with only 4.5% having no vehicle. This is lower than the national figure of 7.4%, and the proportion has barely changed since 2011.

4.5% ▼ -13.4%

Lower than 71% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 5.2%
  • 2016: 5.2%
  • 2021: 4.5%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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5,000 to 9,999 splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the main choice for 68.8% of workers, while only 0.8% use public transport. Those working from home rose to 7.5% by 2021, which is still far below the Australian figure of 21%.

7.5% ▲ +129.3%

Lower than 57% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 3.3%
  • 2016: 3.9%
  • 2021: 7.5%

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

0.8% ▲ +7.9%

Lower than 67% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 0.8%
  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 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 5,000 to 9,999, Car (driver) is the majority at 81%; Worked at home is next at 9%.

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 5,000 to 9,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR414/5-000-to-9-999/topic/transport