3.2% ▼ -35.4%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Beaufort · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Beaufort
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 60% of people in Beaufort drive themselves to work, making cars the primary way to get around. The area is heavily reliant on private vehicles, with far fewer people using public transport than in other parts of the state. Most households own multiple cars to manage the long distances to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes here go without a car, with only 3.2% having no vehicle, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%. Most households are well equipped, as 38.7% own two cars and 14.8% own four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Beaufort, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 0.2% of workers use public transport, a figure that is a little below the national average and has barely changed since 2011. Working from home is more common here than it used to be, though at 16.3% it remains well below the state average.
16.3% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -69.5%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 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.
Public transport is very limited, with only 2.15 stops per 1,000 people and weekly departures that are far below the Victorian average. While there are seven routes serving the area, the 10 total stops are fewer than in about 80% of similar areas.
10
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.15
Lower than 78% 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).
37.0
Lower than 85% 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 into the city takes a long time, with a typical drive time of 103 minutes. This is much higher than in most other areas.
103
Higher than 89% 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 Beaufort
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Beaufort [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201031014/beaufort/topic/transport