3.2% ▼ -39.1%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Daylesford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Daylesford
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 40% of Daylesford homes have two motor vehicles, reflecting a community where private cars are the primary way to get around. This reliance on driving is clear, as very few people use public transport and the area is far from the city. While most rely on cars, nearly 30% of residents now work from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes in Daylesford go without a car, with only 3.2% having no motor vehicle. This is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia, and the number has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Daylesford splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is much more common here than in most areas, with 29.7% of workers doing so. In contrast, only 0.2% of people use public transport to get to work, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
29.7% ▲ +184.5%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -87.6%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 0.2%
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.
While Daylesford has about the same number of stops per person as the state average, actual service is far below the Victorian figure. All public transport here is provided by buses.
45
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.52
Higher than 53% 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).
68.7
Lower than 83% 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).
7
Lower than 52% 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.
Getting around without a car is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 78 minutes, among the highest for similar areas. The drive time to the city is also much higher than in most areas at 79 minutes.
78
Higher than 99% 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.
79
Higher than 84% 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).
More for Daylesford
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Daylesford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201021011/daylesford/topic/transport