5.3% ▼ -24.1%
Lower than 55% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Gellibrand · Federal Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Gellibrand
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Much higher than most areas, 32.8% of people in Gellibrand work from home. This shift is part of a broader trend toward flexible work, with home-working rising 27 points since 2016. While many residents rely on cars, the area has a short 17-minute typical drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, and only 5.3% of households have no motor vehicle. This figure is a little below the Victorian and national averages, and it has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Gellibrand splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (42%) and 1 vehicle (38%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, far above the national figure of 21%. Meanwhile, those who use public transport to get to work make up 2.9% of the workforce, which is about the same as the state average.
32.8% —
Higher than 82% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.9% —
Higher than 55% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 2.9%
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.
Buses are the main way to get around, making up 95% of public transport use. However, there are 3.98 stops per 1,000 people, which is lower than most areas and slightly below the Victorian average.
757
Lower than 56% of federal electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.98
Lower than 70% 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).
1,174.8
Higher than 53% 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).
31
Lower than 86% 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.
While the drive to the city is relatively short at 17 minutes, walking to the nearest stop is often a challenge. A 20-minute walk to the nearest stop is much higher than in most other areas.
20
Higher than 74% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Gellibrand [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED215/gellibrand/topic/transport