Allanson · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Allanson

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

Almost every home in Allanson has a car, making private vehicles essential for daily life. The area is heavily reliant on cars for travel, with very few people working from home or using public transport. This reflects a lifestyle where driving is the primary way to get around.

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📍 Allanson, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

No homes in Allanson are without a motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. Most households own multiple cars, with 76.7% of homes having two or more vehicles.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 1.6%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Allanson, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 33%, followed by 3 vehicles (25%) and 1 vehicle (21%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Most people drive to work, with 67.8% as the driver and 6.1% as a passenger. Only 2.3% of the workforce works from home, which is far below the national figure, while public transport use is much lower than in the rest of the state.

2.3% ▲ —

Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 1.7%
  • 2021: 2.3%

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

1.5% ▼ -59.1%

Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.7%
  • 2016: 2.9%
  • 2021: 1.5%

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 Allanson, Car (driver) is the majority at 86%; Car (passenger) is next at 8%.

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 Allanson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521001/allanson/topic/transport