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100,000 to 249,999 · Section of State Range

Transport & Vehicles in 100,000 to 249,999

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

Driving is the most common way to get to work in 100,000 to 249,999, with 58.1% of workers commuting as the driver. This area has a higher rate of car-free homes and public transport use than most similar places. While more people now work from home than in 2011, this trend is still far below the national figure.

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📍 100,000 to 249,999, Section of State Range

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 8.0% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure has fallen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011, though it remains about the same as the Australian average of 7.4%.

Homes with no motor vehicle

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8.0% ▼ -23.7%

Higher than 85% of section of state range areas.

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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100,000 to 249,999 splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.

1 vehicle 38.8% 2 vehicles 34.6% 3 vehicles 11.9% No vehicle 8.0% 4 or more 6.7%

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Public transport use for commuting is 5.1%, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national rate of 3.1%. Meanwhile, 7.9% of people work from home, which is far below the Australian average of 21.0%.

People working from home

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7.9% ▲ +142.5%

Lower than 54% 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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5.1% ▼ -2.6%

Higher than 88% 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 100,000 to 249,999, Car (driver) is the majority at 69%; Worked at home is next at 9%.

Car (driver) 58.1% Worked at home 7.9% Car (passenger) 6.1% Walked 5.5% Bus 5.0% Bicycle 1.3% Train 0.0%

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 100,000 to 249,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR603/100-000-to-249-999/topic/transport