Chillagoe · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Chillagoe

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

Remote working has jumped by 13 percentage points since 2011 in Chillagoe (L). This shift is a key part of how people get around here, with 16% now working from home. Most residents rely on private cars, though a surprising number of workers simply walk to their jobs.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Nearly 7% of homes in Chillagoe (L) have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure has risen from 3.7% in 2011, while almost half of all households now own just one vehicle.

6.9% ▲ +88.5%

Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.7%
  • 2016: 5.6%
  • 2021: 6.9%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Chillagoe, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and No vehicle (7%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Walking is a major way to get to work for 30% of residents, while 38% drive. No one uses public transport, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and sits well below the national average.

16.0% ▲ +364.0%

Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.4%
  • 2016: 4.2%
  • 2021: 16.0%

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: 5.6%
  • 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 Chillagoe, the largest group is Car (driver) at 45%, followed by Walked (36%) and Worked at home (19%).

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 Chillagoe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322027/chillagoe/topic/transport