1.7% ▼ -26.1%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Golden Plains - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Golden Plains - North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people live without a car in Golden Plains - North than in the rest of the country, with only 1.7% of homes lacking a vehicle. This reliance on private transport is a defining feature of the area, where most households own multiple cars to navigate the landscape.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home here has a motor vehicle, and 78.3% of households own two or more. This is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6% for homes with no vehicle, a trend that has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Golden Plains - North, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 3 vehicles (21%) and 1 vehicle (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 62.9% of residents, while only 0.4% use public transport. The number of people working from home rose 8.5 points since 2011 to reach 16.2%, though this is still well below the national figure.
16.2% ▲ +111.0%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -33.2%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 11 stops and 4 bus routes serving the area. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian figure, and the area has much lower access than most similar places.
11
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.25
Lower than 77% 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).
27.0
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).
4
Lower than 71% 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 to the city is a significant journey, with drive times among the highest for areas at this level, typically taking 111 minutes.
111
Higher than 91% 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 Golden Plains - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201031015/golden-plains-north/topic/transport