3.2% ▼ -33.4%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Baw Baw · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Baw Baw
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in Baw Baw relies on a car to get around, with only 3.2% of homes having no motor vehicle. This high level of car ownership is essential for daily life in a region where the typical drive to the city takes 84 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, as nearly 40% of homes have two vehicles and over 26% have three or more. The proportion of homes without a car has fallen since 2011 and is now well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Baw Baw, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 62.6% of people. While those working from home rose to 15.6% since 2011, this is still far below the Victorian figure of 25.7%.
15.6% ▲ +103.0%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▼ -65.9%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 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.
Buses make up 92.2% of the 12 public transport routes in the area. While the number of stops is higher than in many similar areas, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure.
190
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.30
Higher than 50% 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).
389.7
Higher than 69% 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).
12
Higher than 60% 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 is a long trip, with a drive time of 84 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
84
Higher than 63% 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 Baw Baw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA20830/baw-baw/topic/transport