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.
Chillagoe · Urban Centre
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.
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.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
In Chillagoe, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and No vehicle (7%).
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.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% 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.
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