Orroroo · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Orroroo

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.

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📍 Orroroo, Urban Centre

Vehicles

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.

  • 2011: 8.9%
  • 2016: 4.8%
  • 2021: 9.9%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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Orroroo splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (33%) and 1 vehicle (29%), with 3 vehicles at 16%.

Getting to work

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.

  • 2011: 1.6%
  • 2016: 5.1%
  • 2021: 1.4%

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 Orroroo, Car (driver) is the majority at 81%; Walked is next at 14%.

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 Orroroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421029/orroroo/topic/transport