9.9% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Orroroo · Urban Centre
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 68% of workers in Orroroo drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. Most homes have at least one vehicle, though a small number of households live without any.
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is having two vehicles per household.
9.9% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Orroroo splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (33%) and 1 vehicle (29%), with 3 vehicles at 16%.
How people travel to work.
Public transport is not used for commuting here, and only 1.4% of people work from home, which is far below the Australian figure. Instead, walking is a common choice, with 11.9% of residents heading to work on foot.
1.4% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 94% 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 Orroroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421029/orroroo/topic/transport