2.3% ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Avoca · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Avoca
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive gap in public transport use separates Avoca from the rest of the state, with only 0.2% of workers using it. Private cars are essential here, and very few homes go without one. The area is largely rural and isolated, making driving the primary way to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common in Avoca, where only 2.3% of homes have no motor vehicle—a figure well below the 7.6% seen across Victoria. Most households have at least two cars, with 37.1% owning exactly two and 31.9% owning three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Avoca, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 57.6% of people. While those working from home rose to 18% since 2011, this is still well below the national figure of 21%.
18.0% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -84.4%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 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.
Despite having 5.1 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the Victorian average, actual service is very low. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure, with only buses available.
18
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.10
Higher than 62% 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).
18.1
Lower than 87% 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).
3
Lower than 79% 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.
Avoca is very remote, with a typical drive time to the city of 126 minutes. Getting to a transport stop is also difficult, as the walk takes around 79 minutes, both of which are among the highest figures for similar areas.
79
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.
126
Higher than 93% 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 Avoca
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Avoca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201031013/avoca/topic/transport