3.7% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
West Wimmera · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in West Wimmera
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive gap in public transport access separates West Wimmera from the rest of the state. With only 2.25 stops per 1,000 people, the area relies almost entirely on private cars to get around. This is reflected in the fact that very few households lack a motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 3.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%. Most households are well equipped, with 34.6% owning two vehicles and another 33.9% owning three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In West Wimmera, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 35%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Zero people use public transport to get to work, a figure that is much lower than most other areas. Instead, over half of workers drive themselves, while 21% work from home, which is about the same as the national figure.
21.0% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
Public transport is very limited here, with only 4 routes and 9 stops serving the area. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Victorian average, and the only available service is the bus.
9
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.25
Lower than 61% 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).
18.5
Lower than 63% 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).
4
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in West Wimmera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26890/west-wimmera/topic/transport