Harrisville · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Harrisville

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

Not a single home in Harrisville is without a motor vehicle, making it one of the most car-reliant areas in the region. This complete dependence on cars is reflected in how people get to work, with the vast majority driving themselves.

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📍 Harrisville, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Almost every home has multiple cars, with 41.6% owning two and 24.2% owning three. The share of homes without a vehicle has fallen 10 points since 2011 to reach 0.0%, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 10.0%
  • 2016: 34.5%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Harrisville, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 3 vehicles (24%) and 1 vehicle (21%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Most people drive to work, while only 5.8% work from home—a figure far below the Australian average of 21.0%. Public transport is not used for commuting, and this has barely changed since 2011.

5.8% ▼ -26.6%

Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 7.9%
  • 2016: 3.9%
  • 2021: 5.8%

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 Harrisville, Car (driver) is the majority at 87%; Worked at home is next at 7%.

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 Harrisville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322057/harrisville/topic/transport