7.5% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hay · Urban Centre
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Zero percent of the workforce uses public transport to get to work in Hay. This total reliance on other travel methods defines the area's transport landscape. While most homes have one or two cars, the lack of public transit options makes private vehicles essential for the community.
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.5% of homes in Hay have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, the typical household is well-equipped, with 40% owning one vehicle and 35.9% owning two.
7.5% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hay splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work, with 65.2% of people as the driver. Only 5.6% of the workforce works from home, a figure that is far below the national average of 21%.
5.6% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Hay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115079/hay/topic/transport