53.3% ▲ +103.3%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 67.1%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Saibai Island · Urban Centre
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than half of all homes on Saibai Island have no motor vehicle, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This highlights a strong reliance on walking and local travel, as the typical household doesn't own a car.
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 53.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is far above the national rate of 7.4% and rose by 27 points since 2011. Only 29.3% of households own a single vehicle.
53.3% ▲ +103.3%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
In Saibai Island, No vehicle is the majority at 58%; 1 vehicle is next at 32%.
How people travel to work.
Walking is the most common way to get to work for 37.2% of people, while no one here works from home or uses public transport. This is far below the national figure for working from home, which sits at 21.0%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Saibai Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322102/saibai-island/topic/transport