Menangle · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Menangle

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

Working from home has surged in Menangle, with 27.0% of workers now doing so compared to just 2.1% in 2011. This shift is part of a broader change in how residents get around, as the area sees a high reliance on cars and almost no use of public transport for commuting.

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📍 Menangle, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes have at least one car, though the number of households without a vehicle has risen to 8.6% since 2011. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the New South Wales figure.

8.6% ▲ +278.5%

Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.3%
  • 2016: 2.4%
  • 2021: 8.6%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Menangle, 1 vehicle is the majority at 52%; 2 vehicles is next at 24%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the most common way to get to work at 45.4%, while 27.0% of people work from home, which is well above the national figure. In contrast, public transport is not used for commuting here, a trend that has barely changed since 2011.

27.0% ▲ +1205.0%

Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.1%
  • 2016: 4.9%
  • 2021: 27.0%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Menangle, Car (driver) is the majority at 60%; Worked at home is next at 35%.

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 Menangle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121075/menangle/topic/transport