Moe - Newborough · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Moe - Newborough

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

A high number of car-free households defines daily travel in Moe - Newborough, where 11.2% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is well above the national figure, marking a sharp increase from just 3.1% in 2011. Most residents still rely on cars, but the area has a distinct gap in vehicle ownership compared to other similar places.

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📍 Moe - Newborough, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 11.2% of homes here have no car, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Victorian average of 7.6%. For those with vehicles, the most common setup is a single car, found in 41.5% of households.

11.2% ▲ +257.6%

Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.1%
  • 2016: 11.5%
  • 2021: 11.2%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Moe - Newborough, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and 3 vehicles (11%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 9.0% of people doing so. Most workers rely on cars, as only 1.2% use public transport to get to work, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.

9.0% ▲ +79.1%

Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 5.0%
  • 2016: 1.8%
  • 2021: 9.0%

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

1.2% ▼ -29.4%

Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 1.7%
  • 2016: 1.7%
  • 2021: 1.2%

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 Moe - Newborough, Car (driver) is the majority at 79%; 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 Moe - Newborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL213010/moe-newborough/topic/transport