4,999 or less · Section of State Range

Transport & Vehicles in 4,999 or less

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

Less than 1% of workers use public transport in 4,999 or less, reflecting a heavy reliance on private cars. Most households here own multiple vehicles, with only 5.1% of homes having no motor vehicle at all.

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📍 4,999 or less, Section of State Range

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

The typical home has at least one car, and 38.3% of households own two. The number of homes without a vehicle has fallen slightly to 5.1% since 2011, which is a little below the national figure.

5.1% ▼ -24.0%

Lower than 57% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 6.7%
  • 2016: 5.6%
  • 2021: 5.1%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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4,999 or less splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the main way to get to work for 69.5% of people. Only 6.7% work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%.

6.7% ▲ +90.5%

Lower than 65% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 3.5%
  • 2016: 3.9%
  • 2021: 6.7%

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

0.8% ▼ -40.0%

Lower than 68% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 1.3%
  • 2016: 0.9%
  • 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 4,999 or less, 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 4,999 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR415/4-999-or-less/topic/transport