# Transport & Vehicles — Greater Geelong

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

Area: Greater Geelong (Council (LGA))

Over half of the workforce in Greater Geelong drive themselves to work. While car reliance is high, the area has seen a massive shift in how people operate, with the number of people working from home leaping by 16 percentage points since 2011.

Most homes have at least one car, and 40.4% have two. The share of households without any motor vehicle is 5.3%, which is a little below the national figure and has fallen since 2011.

Driving is the dominant way to get to work, with 58.6% as the driver. Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 1.4%, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.

Greater Geelong has a large network with 1,381 stops and 73 routes, making it one of the largest at this level. The number of stops per 1,000 people is a little above the state average, though weekly departures are a little below.

The typical drive time to the city is 62 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Homes with no motor vehicle | 5.3% | -29.8% since 2011 |
| People working from home | 18.7% | +479.1% since 2011 |
| Commuting by public transport | 1.4% | -56.7% since 2011 |
| Public transport stops | 1,381 | — |
| PT stops per 1,000 people | 5.09 | — |
| Weekly PT departures per 1,000 people | 1,079.2 | — |
| Public transport routes | 73 | — |
| Drive time to the city (min) | 62 | — |

**How people get to work** — Car (driver) 58.6%, Worked at home 18.7%, Car (passenger) 4.0%, Walked 1.9%, Bus 0.8%, Bicycle 0.6%, Train 0.5%

**Motor vehicles per home** — 2 vehicles 40.4%, 1 vehicle 36.0%, 3 vehicles 11.8%, 4 or more 6.4%, No vehicle 5.3%

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22750/greater-geelong/topic/transport