20,000 to 49,999 · Section of State Range

Transport & Vehicles in 20,000 to 49,999

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

Fewer homes in 20,000 to 49,999 are without a car than in 2011, though the area still sees far fewer people working from home. While 8.2% of households lack a vehicle, the vast majority of the workforce relies on cars to get to their jobs.

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📍 20,000 to 49,999, Section of State Range

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 8.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than in most similar areas. The most common setup is one vehicle per home at 40.4%, while 33.9% of households have two.

8.2% ▼ -17.0%

Higher than 86% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 9.9%
  • 2016: 9.5%
  • 2021: 8.2%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 20,000 to 49,999, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (11%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Cars are the primary way to get to work, with 71.1% of people driving. Very few people work from home at 4.2%, a figure that is far below the national average of 21.0%.

4.2% ▲ +52.8%

Lower than 85% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 2.7%
  • 2016: 2.6%
  • 2021: 4.2%

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

1.0% ▲ +17.4%

Lower than 61% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 0.8%
  • 2016: 0.6%
  • 2021: 1.0%

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 20,000 to 49,999, 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 20,000 to 49,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR612/20-000-to-49-999/topic/transport