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Riddells Creek · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Riddells Creek

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

Almost every home in Riddells Creek relies on a car, with only 1.2% of households lacking a motor vehicle. This is much lower than most similar areas, reflecting a strong dependence on private transport for getting around. While most people drive, working from home has become a common alternative for about a quarter of the workforce.

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📍 Riddells Creek, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Car ownership is very high here, with 75.9% of homes owning three or more vehicles. Only 1.2% of households have no car, a figure that has fallen 5.8 points since 2011 and is well below the national figure of 7.4%.

Homes with no motor vehicle

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1.2% ▼ -82.8%

Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Riddells Creek, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (22%) and 3 vehicles (21%).

2 vehicles 41.9% 1 vehicle 22.2% 3 vehicles 20.5% 4 or more 13.5% No vehicle 1.2%

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home has jumped 21 points since 2011 to reach 24.7%, which is well above the Australian figure. While 55.6% of people drive to work, those using public transport make up 1.7% of the workforce, which is much higher than in most similar areas.

People working from home

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24.7% ▲ +624.6%

Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.

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

Commuting by public transport

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1.7% ▲ +167.1%

Higher than 86% 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.

How people get to work

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In Riddells Creek, Car (driver) is the majority at 65%; Worked at home is next at 29%.

Car (driver) 55.6% Worked at home 24.7% Car (passenger) 3.4% Train 1.5% Walked 0.5%

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 Riddells Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215071/riddells-creek/topic/transport