4,999 or less · Section of State Range

Transport & Vehicles in 4,999 or less

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

A far lower share of people work from home in 4,999 or less compared to the national figure. This area relies heavily on private cars for travel, with very few residents using public transport for their daily commute.

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📍 4,999 or less, Section of State Range

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes here own at least one car, and only 5.0% of households have no motor vehicle. This is lower than the Australian figure of 7.4% and has fallen by 2.0 points since 2011.

5.0% ▼ -28.7%

Lower than 60% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 7.0%
  • 2016: 5.7%
  • 2021: 5.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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4,999 or less splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Cars are the primary way to get to work, with 70.6% of people driving. Only 0.9% use public transport, which is lower than most similar areas, while the 6.2% who work from home is far below the national figure of 21.0%.

6.2% ▲ +82.2%

Lower than 70% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 3.4%
  • 2016: 3.4%
  • 2021: 6.2%

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

0.9% ▼ -7.2%

Lower than 65% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 0.9%
  • 2016: 0.9%
  • 2021: 0.9%

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 4,999 or less, Car (driver) is the majority at 83%; Worked at home 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 4,999 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR615/4-999-or-less/topic/transport