11.3% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 87% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
499 or less · Section of State Range
Transport & Vehicles in 499 or less
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Transport habits in 499 or less have remained largely steady since 2011. While most residents still rely on cars, about 11% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure. This is one of the highest rates of car-less households among similar areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 11.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. Most households own one or two cars, with 35.3% owning one and 33.6% owning two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →499 or less splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (35%) and 2 vehicles (34%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
A far lower share of people work from home here compared to the national figure, at just 4.8%. Most residents drive to work, though 13.7% walk and 2.2% use public transport, which is higher than in most similar areas.
4.8% ▲ +34.6%
Lower than 80% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.2% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 68% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.2%
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.
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 499 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR522/499-or-less/topic/transport