Mount Hotham · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Mount Hotham

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

A far higher share of homes have no car in Mount Hotham (L) compared to the rest of the state. Roughly one in four households live without a vehicle, which is a massive increase from 2011. This reflects a place where residents rely more on walking or other means to get around.

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📍 Mount Hotham, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 24.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the Victorian figure of 7.6%. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and has risen 21 points since 2011.

24.1% ▲ +620.1%

Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.4%
  • 2016: 2.3%
  • 2021: 24.1%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Mount Hotham, 1 vehicle is the majority at 63%; No vehicle is next at 22%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Walking is the most common way to get to work at 45.6%, while public transport use has risen 13 points since 2011 to 13.3%. This is far above the national figure of 3.1%. Working from home is higher than most areas at 12.2%, though this remains well below the Australian figure of 21.0%.

12.2% ▲ +61.3%

Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 7.6%
  • 2016: 8.4%
  • 2021: 12.2%

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

13.3% ▲ —

Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 13.3%

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 Mount Hotham, Walked is the majority at 56%; Bus is next at 16%.

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 Mount Hotham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222058/mount-hotham/topic/transport