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Remainder of State/Territory · Section of State Range

Transport & Vehicles in Remainder of State/Territory

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

Just 1.3% of homes in the Remainder of State/Territory have no motor vehicle, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This reflects a high reliance on private cars for getting around. Most households own multiple vehicles to manage the distances across this large region.

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📍 Remainder of State/Territory, Section of State Range

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Almost every home here has a car, with 39.2% owning two and 16.8% owning four or more. The share of car-free homes is 1.3%, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.

Homes with no motor vehicle

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1.3% ▼ -32.7%

Lower than 95% of section of state range areas.

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Remainder of State/Territory, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (21%) and 3 vehicles (21%).

2 vehicles 39.2% 1 vehicle 21.4% 3 vehicles 21.2% 4 or more 16.8% No vehicle 1.3%

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the primary way to get to work for 64.5% of people. Public transport use is lower than most areas at 0.7%, while 12.5% of the workforce now works from home, a figure that has risen since 2011.

People working from home

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12.5% ▲ +33.1%

Higher than 71% 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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0.7% ▼ -18.2%

Lower than 75% 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 Remainder of State/Territory, Car (driver) is the majority at 76%; Worked at home is next at 15%.

Car (driver) 64.5% Worked at home 12.5% Car (passenger) 3.8% Walked 3.1% Bus 0.6% Bicycle 0.2% 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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR631/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/transport