11.2% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 87% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Fraser · Federal Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Fraser
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Well over 11% of homes in Fraser have no motor vehicle, a figure far higher than the national average. This is a place where many residents rely on different ways to get around, with a significant number of people working from home. While car travel is still the most common way to commute, the area's transport patterns have shifted quickly in recent years.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 11.2% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well above the 7.6% seen across Victoria. While this is much higher than most areas, the proportion of car-free homes fell slightly from 12.5% in 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Fraser, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and No vehicle (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 26.5%, which is well above the national figure and a jump of 23 points since 2016. Public transport use for work is much higher than in most areas at 5.1%, though this is a big drop from 15.1% in 2016.
26.5% —
Higher than 75% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.1% —
Higher than 80% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 5.1%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Fraser has a high level of service, with 2,049.6 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the state figure. The network consists of 854 stops and 57 routes, mostly serving bus travel at 84.1%.
854
Higher than 62% of federal electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.84
Higher than 54% of federal electorate areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
2,049.6
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
Scheduled weekly public-transport departures from stops in the area, per 1,000 residents — how often transit actually runs, not just whether a stop exists (GTFS schedules for a representative week; population from the 2021 Census).
57
Higher than 53% of federal electorate areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the city is quicker than for most areas, with a typical drive time of 17 minutes. Access to transit is also very convenient, as the walk to the nearest stop takes only 2 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% of federal electorate areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
17
Lower than 77% of federal electorate areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
- Public transport timetables (GTFS) — State & territory transport agencies, 2026 (CC BY 4.0 (WA: custom PTA licence)).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
More for Fraser
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Fraser [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED214/fraser/topic/transport