4.2% ▼ -34.9%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bass Coast · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Bass Coast
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes lack a car in Bass Coast than is typical for the rest of the country. This heavy reliance on private vehicles is clear, with only 0.3% of workers using public transport to get to their jobs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have at least one car, and 39.4% own two. Only 4.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Bass Coast splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (38%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose 10 points since 2011 to reach 17.0%, though this is still well below the Victorian figure of 25.7%. Driving is by far the most common choice, with 58.7% of people commuting as the driver.
17.0% ▲ +149.9%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -57.0%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.3%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
There are 5.47 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the state average. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Victorian figure, with all services being buses.
223
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.47
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
146.4
Higher than 58% of council (lga) 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).
11
Higher than 58% of council (lga) 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 into the city takes a long time here, with a typical drive time of 94 minutes. This is higher than most other areas.
94
Higher than 69% of council (lga) 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 Bass Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA20740/bass-coast/topic/transport