Broadford · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Broadford

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

More than 67% of workers in Broadford drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars for daily travel. While most homes have at least one vehicle, a small number of people now work from home, which has increased since 2011.

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📍 Broadford, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most households have multiple cars, with 37.5% owning two and 11.1% owning four or more. Only 4.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is a little below the national average and has fallen since 2011.

4.7% ▼ -56.5%

Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 10.7%
  • 2016: 4.1%
  • 2021: 4.7%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Broadford, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (15%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the main way to get to work, though 11.5% of people now work from home, which is higher than in most similar areas. Very few people use public transport, with only 0.8% taking the train or bus, which is a little below the national figure.

11.5% ▲ +279.2%

Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.0%
  • 2016: 3.0%
  • 2021: 11.5%

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

0.8% ▲ +134.8%

Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 0.3%
  • 2016: 2.5%
  • 2021: 0.8%

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 Broadford, Car (driver) is the majority at 80%; Worked at home is next at 14%.

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 Broadford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215016/broadford/topic/transport