8.2% ▼ -21.8%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wendouree - Miners Rest · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Wendouree - Miners Rest
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Wendouree - Miners Rest compared to the state average, with only 10.1% doing so. This area relies heavily on private cars for travel, though it has a very high number of public transport stops relative to its population.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, though the 8.2% who have none is much higher than in most similar areas. This figure has fallen from 10.5% in 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Wendouree - Miners Rest, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.7%, which is much lower than most areas and has fallen since 2011. Most of the workforce drives, with 67% commuting as a driver.
10.1% ▲ +382.8%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▼ -63.7%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 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.
The area has 120 public transport stops, putting it among the largest for its size. With 7.83 stops per 1,000 people, access is far above the Victorian figure of 4.41, though almost all services are buses.
120
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.83
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,266.7
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
A typical trip to the city takes 76 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. It also takes longer than usual to reach the nearest stop, with a typical walk of 9 minutes.
9
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
76
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Wendouree - Miners Rest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201011008/wendouree-miners-rest/topic/transport