0.9% ▲ —
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Nords Wharf · Urban Centre
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in Nords Wharf owns a car, with only 0.9% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure, making private transport essential for the local area. The community is heavily reliant on cars, though a growing number of people now work from home.
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, with 56.3% owning two vehicles and 20.2% owning three or more. This high level of ownership is reflected in the fact that very few households go without a vehicle.
0.9% ▲ —
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
In Nords Wharf, 2 vehicles is the majority at 56%; 1 vehicle is next at 23%.
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 25.1% since 2011, which is well above the Australian average. In contrast, no one in the area uses public transport to get to work, with 53.8% of workers driving themselves.
25.1% ▲ +354.4%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% → —
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 Nords Wharf [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121089/nords-wharf/topic/transport