Peak Hill · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Peak Hill

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

A far lower share of people work from home in Peak Hill compared to the rest of the country. While 8.3% of workers do so, this is well below the national figure of 21.0%. Most residents rely on cars to get around, though a growing number of homes now have no motor vehicle at all.

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📍 Peak Hill, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 11.3% of homes in Peak Hill have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This figure has risen sharply since 2011, when only 3.1% of households were without a car.

11.3% ▲ +257.5%

Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.1%
  • 2016: 1.6%
  • 2021: 11.3%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Peak Hill, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and No vehicle (11%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

No one in Peak Hill uses public transport to get to work, a figure that sits well below the national average of 3.1%. Most people drive themselves to work, while 7.4% walk.

8.3% ▲ +35.2%

Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 6.1%
  • 2016: 7.1%
  • 2021: 8.3%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 1.1%
  • 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 Peak Hill, Car (driver) is the majority at 75%; Worked at home is next at 11%.

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 Peak Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121094/peak-hill/topic/transport