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Remainder of State/Territory · Section of State Range

Transport & Vehicles in Remainder of State/Territory

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

Only 1.6% of homes in the Remainder of State/Territory have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This makes the area's transport landscape heavily dependent on cars, with the vast majority of residents owning at least one vehicle.

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📍 Remainder of State/Territory, Section of State Range

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Motor vehicles are common here, with 38.3% of homes owning two and 18.7% owning four or more. The proportion of households without a vehicle is much lower than in most similar areas.

Homes with no motor vehicle

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1.6% ▼ -28.9%

Lower than 94% of section of state range areas.

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Remainder of State/Territory, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 3 vehicles (21%) and 1 vehicle (20%).

2 vehicles 38.3% 3 vehicles 21.2% 1 vehicle 20.2% 4 or more 18.7% No vehicle 1.6%

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the primary way to get to work for 60.2% of people, while 16.8% work from home. Public transport use is quite low at 0.7%, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure.

People working from home

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16.8% ▲ +9.6%

Higher than 87% of section of state range areas.

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

Commuting by public transport

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0.7% ▼ -17.2%

Lower than 72% 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.

How people get to work

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In Remainder of State/Territory, Car (driver) is the majority at 70%; Worked at home is next at 20%.

Car (driver) 60.2% Worked at home 16.8% Walked 4.8% Car (passenger) 3.3% Bus 0.6% Bicycle 0.1% Train 0.1%

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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR431/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/transport