3.3% ▼ -42.5%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hepburn · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Hepburn
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of the workforce in Hepburn drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars in this regional area. Most homes have two or more vehicles, and very few people use public transport for their daily commute. While the area has a fair number of bus stops, the long distances and infrequent services make driving the primary option.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with only 3.3% of homes having no motor vehicle, a figure well below the state and national averages. Most households own at least two cars, and the number of car-free homes has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Hepburn splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 24.9% of the workforce, which is well above the national figure. Very few people use public transport to get to work, a figure that has fallen to just 0.3% since 2011.
24.9% ▲ +164.2%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -79.1%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 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.
Hepburn has 101 public transport stops, providing more access points per person than most areas. However, the number of weekly departures is far below the Victorian average, and almost all services are buses.
101
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.08
Higher than 83% 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).
277.3
Higher than 64% 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.
Reaching the city takes 79 minutes, which is longer than in most areas. Getting to the nearest transport stop is also difficult, with a typical walk of 51 minutes.
51
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
79
Higher than 61% 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).
More for Hepburn
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Hepburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22910/hepburn/topic/transport