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.

Fewer people use public transport and more homes lack cars in 4,999 or less than they did in 2011. Nearly 40% of households now have no motor vehicle, a figure that is far above the national average.

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📍 4,999 or less, Section of State Range

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 39.8% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is among the highest proportions for similar areas and rose 5.7 points since 2011. Just over a third of households own one vehicle, while 20.3% have two.

39.8% ▲ +16.9%

Higher than 99% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 34.0%
  • 2016: 36.8%
  • 2021: 39.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 4,999 or less, the largest group is No vehicle at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 2 vehicles (20%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Walking is a common way to get to work for 25.4% of residents, while 45.2% drive. Only 1.9% of people work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%.

1.9% ▲ +57.7%

Lower than 98% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 1.2%
  • 2016: 1.1%
  • 2021: 1.9%

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

1.6% ▼ -74.6%

Higher than 59% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 6.1%
  • 2016: 2.8%
  • 2021: 1.6%

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 52%; Walked is next at 29%.

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/SOSR715/4-999-or-less/topic/transport