Coleraine · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Coleraine

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

Almost every working resident in Coleraine relies on a car for their daily routine. With no one using public transport to get to work, the town is heavily dependent on private vehicles for movement. This car-centric lifestyle is clear, as 66.8% of workers drive themselves to their jobs.

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📍 Coleraine, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most households have one or two cars, and 6.9% of homes have no motor vehicle. This figure is much higher than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the Victorian and national figures.

6.9% ▲ +12.0%

Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 6.2%
  • 2016: 7.2%
  • 2021: 6.9%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Coleraine, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and 3 vehicles (12%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Public transport is not used by anyone commuting to work, and only 4.7% of people work from home, which is far below the national figure. Instead, 10.4% of the workforce walks to their jobs.

4.7% ▼ -25.3%

Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 6.3%
  • 2016: 6.4%
  • 2021: 4.7%

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: 1.3%
  • 2016: 1.0%
  • 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 Coleraine, Car (driver) is the majority at 77%; Walked is next at 12%.

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 Coleraine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221020/coleraine/topic/transport