50,000 to 99,999 · Section of State Range

Transport & Vehicles in 50,000 to 99,999

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

Nearly 69% of workers in 50,000 to 99,999 drive themselves to work. This is a highly car-dependent area where very few people work from home and public transport use is low. Most households own multiple vehicles to get around.

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📍 50,000 to 99,999, Section of State Range

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Cars are common here, with 40.4% of homes owning two vehicles and only 4.4% having none. This lack of car-free households is lower than in most similar areas and is a little below the national figure.

4.4% ▼ -17.1%

Lower than 73% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 5.3%
  • 2016: 4.6%
  • 2021: 4.4%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 50,000 to 99,999, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (14%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is rare here, with only 3.9% doing so, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%. While 1.7% use public transport—a rate higher than most similar areas—this has fallen since 2011.

3.9% ▲ +64.8%

Lower than 87% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 2.4%
  • 2016: 2.6%
  • 2021: 3.9%

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

1.7% ▼ -41.5%

Higher than 61% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 3.0%
  • 2016: 2.3%
  • 2021: 1.7%

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 50,000 to 99,999, Car (driver) is the majority at 83%; Car (passenger) is next at 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 50,000 to 99,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR511/50-000-to-99-999/topic/transport