Nords Wharf · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Nords Wharf

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.

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📍 Nords Wharf, Urban Centre

Vehicles

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.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 1.2%
  • 2021: 0.9%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Nords Wharf, 2 vehicles is the majority at 56%; 1 vehicle is next at 23%.

Getting to work

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.

  • 2011: 5.5%
  • 2016: 8.1%
  • 2021: 25.1%

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: 0.7%
  • 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 Nords Wharf, Car (driver) is the majority at 65%; Worked at home is next at 30%.

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 Nords Wharf [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121089/nords-wharf/topic/transport