66.7% ▲ +1944.4%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mabuiag Island · Urban Centre
Transport & Vehicles in Mabuiag Island
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A striking 66.7% of homes in Mabuiag Island have no motor vehicle, which is far above the national figure. This highlights a unique transport landscape where most people rely on walking or other means to get around. The number of car-free homes has risen sharply since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Two-thirds of homes here have no car, a figure that is far above the 7.4% seen across Australia. This is among the highest proportions for this type of area, with almost no homes owning more than one vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mabuiag Island, No vehicle is the majority at 74%; 1 vehicle is next at 26%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking is the most common way to get to work for 56.6% of residents. While 9.4% of people now work from home, this is far below the 21% national figure, and a small 5.7% of workers use public transport.
9.4% ▲ —
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.7% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.7%
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.
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 Mabuiag Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322075/mabuiag-island/topic/transport