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Transport & Vehicles in 1 million or more

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

Far fewer people work from home in 1 million or more compared to the national figure, with only 7.5% doing so. Most residents rely on cars to get around, though public transport use is higher here than in similar areas. This creates a transport landscape where private vehicles remain the dominant choice for the vast majority.

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📍 1 million or more, Section of State Range

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most households own at least one car, and 39.9% have two. Only 5.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is a little below the Australian average and has fallen since 2011.

Homes with no motor vehicle

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5.1% ▼ -22.8%

Lower than 59% of section of state range areas.

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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1 million or more splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.

2 vehicles 39.9% 1 vehicle 35.5% 3 vehicles 12.8% 4 or more 6.7% No vehicle 5.1%

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the primary way to get to work for 62.1% of people. While 5.3% use public transport—which is a little above the national figure—the number of people working from home is far below the Australian average.

People working from home

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7.5% ▲ +129.1%

Lower than 57% 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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5.3% ▼ -20.3%

Higher than 89% 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 1 million or more, Car (driver) is the majority at 76%; Worked at home is next at 9%.

Car (driver) 62.1% Worked at home 7.5% Car (passenger) 4.4% Bus 3.1% Train 2.2% Walked 1.5% Bicycle 0.7%

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 1 million or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR501/1-million-or-more/topic/transport