Boulia · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Boulia

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

More than one in five homes in Boulia (L) have no motor vehicle, which is far above the national figure. This makes it one of the areas with the highest proportion of vehicle-free households. For those who do own cars, most have just one or two to get around.

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📍 Boulia, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 22.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that rose 10 points since 2011. This is far above the 7.4% seen across Australia.

22.5% ▲ +87.0%

Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 12.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 22.5%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Boulia, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (26%) and No vehicle (22%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Walking is a common choice for 21.5% of workers, while 53.8% drive. Very few people work from home at 6.5%, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%, and no one uses public transport.

6.5% ▲ +23.9%

Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 5.2%
  • 2016: 5.7%
  • 2021: 6.5%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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 Boulia, Car (driver) is the majority at 63%; Walked is next at 25%.

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 Boulia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322020/boulia/topic/transport