Three Springs · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Three Springs

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

Far fewer people work from home in Three Springs (L) than in the rest of the country, with only 2.5% doing so. This small area relies heavily on cars for travel, though a small number of residents use public transport to get to work.

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📍 Three Springs, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes here have at least one car, with 44.3% owning one and 35.2% owning two. About 4.9% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.

4.9% ▲ +6.8%

Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 4.6%
  • 2016: 52.5%
  • 2021: 4.9%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Three Springs, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and 3 vehicles (8%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the main way to get to work for 70.5% of residents, while 10.7% walk. The proportion of people using public transport has risen to 3.3%, while those working from home fell to 2.5%, which is far below the national figure.

2.5% ▼ -41.0%

Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 4.2%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 2.5%

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

3.3% ▲ +57.4%

Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.1%
  • 2016: 15.3%
  • 2021: 3.3%

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 Three Springs, Car (driver) is the majority at 78%; Walked 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 Three Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522059/three-springs/topic/transport