Campaspe · Council (LGA)

Transport & Vehicles in Campaspe

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

A 142-minute drive to the city makes Campaspe one of the most remote areas for commuters. This distance is reflected in the way people move, with almost everyone relying on private cars to get around and very few using public transport.

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📍 Campaspe, Council (LGA)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes here have multiple cars, with 37.2% owning two and 15.7% owning three. Only 4.9% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is a little below the national rate and has fallen since 2011.

4.9% ▼ -23.3%

Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 6.4%
  • 2016: 5.1%
  • 2021: 4.9%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Campaspe, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (16%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the primary way to get to work for 64.8% of residents, while only 0.1% use public transport, which is well below the national figure. Those working from home make up 11.5% of the workforce, which is far below the Victorian average.

11.5% ▲ +37.4%

Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 8.4%
  • 2016: 7.7%
  • 2021: 11.5%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.1% ▼ -72.5%

Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 0.4%
  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.1%

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.

How people get to work

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In Campaspe, Car (driver) is the majority at 75%; Worked at home is next at 13%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport is almost entirely served by buses, with 25 routes and 132 stops across the area. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Victorian figure.

3.41

Higher than 52% 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).

127.2

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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

The long distance to the city is a defining feature of the region, with a typical drive time of 142 minutes, which is much higher than most other areas.

142

Higher than 89% 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 Campaspe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA21370/campaspe/topic/transport