4.8% —
Lower than 89% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Rest of Vic. · Capital City
Transport & Vehicles in Rest of Vic.
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer people rely on public transport in Rest of Vic. compared to most similar areas. While the region has a high number of transport stops, the vast majority of people rely on cars or working from home to get around. This is a car-dependent area where only 0.7% of workers use public transport to commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home here has a car, with just 4.8% of households owning no motor vehicle. This is a little below the state figure of 7.6% and has barely changed since 2016. Most homes own at least two vehicles, with 38.6% having exactly two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Rest of Vic. splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose to 15.1% since 2016, which is much higher than most similar areas, though still far below the Victorian figure of 25.7%. Very few people use public transport for their commute—just 0.7%, which is much lower than most areas.
15.1% —
Higher than 80% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% —
Lower than 87% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 0.7%
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.
The region has 7,297 public transport stops and 481 routes, which is higher than most similar areas. However, with 98.2% of services being buses, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure.
7,297
Higher than 61% of capital city areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.63
Higher than 50% of capital city areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
507.1
Lower than 59% of capital city 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).
481
Higher than 73% of capital city areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Rest of Vic. [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/2RVIC/rest-of-vic/topic/transport