Denmark · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Denmark

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

Driving is the primary way people move around Denmark, with 61.9% of workers commuting by car. The town relies heavily on private transport, and very few households are without a car. While working from home has grown, it remains a secondary option for the local workforce.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes have at least one car, and the 3.8% of households without a vehicle is well below the national figure. This reflects a downward trend, as the number of car-less homes fell 2.1 percentage points since 2011.

3.8% ▼ -36.0%

Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 6.0%
  • 2016: 5.5%
  • 2021: 3.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Denmark, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 46%, followed by 2 vehicles (38%) and 3 vehicles (10%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home rose to 9.6% since 2011, which is higher than most similar areas. Despite this, public transport use is very low at 1.0%, falling well below both the state and national figures.

9.6% ▲ +215.7%

Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.0%
  • 2016: 5.7%
  • 2021: 9.6%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

1.0% ▼ -15.8%

Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 1.2%
  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 1.0%

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 Denmark, Car (driver) is the majority at 74%; Worked at home is next at 12%.

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 Denmark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515009/denmark/topic/transport