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Transport & Vehicles in Not in any Significant Urban Area

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

Almost 60% of people in Not in any Significant Urban Area (Vic.) drive themselves to work, highlighting a heavy reliance on cars. This is a region where very few households go without a vehicle, and most residents depend on their own transport to get around.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Only 3.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%. Most households are well-equipped, with 38.5% owning two vehicles and another 11.9% owning four or more.

3.4% ▼ -32.5%

Lower than 91% of urban area areas.

  • 2011: 5.0%
  • 2016: 4.0%
  • 2021: 3.4%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Not in any Significant Urban Area, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (17%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home has risen to 17.2%, though this remains well below the national figure of 21.0%. Meanwhile, public transport use is very low at 0.4%, which is a little below the state average.

17.2% ▲ +78.7%

Higher than 85% of urban area areas.

  • 2011: 9.6%
  • 2016: 9.5%
  • 2021: 17.2%

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

0.4% ▼ -61.4%

Lower than 65% of urban area areas.

  • 2011: 1.1%
  • 2016: 1.1%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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 Not in any Significant Urban Area, Car (driver) is the majority at 69%; Worked at home is next at 20%.

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 Not in any Significant Urban Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/topic/transport