2.6% ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Woodend · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Woodend
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over a third of the workforce in Woodend now works from home, reflecting a shift toward remote employment. This reliance on home-based work is paired with a very high rate of car ownership, with few residents relying on public transport for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every household in Woodend owns a car, with only 2.6% having none. This is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%, and the typical home here has two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Woodend, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far more common here than across Australia, reaching 34.4% of the workforce. Meanwhile, those using public transport for work have fallen to 1.6%, which is a little below the state average.
34.4% ▲ +367.3%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% ▼ -74.5%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 access is far below the Victorian average, with only 0.63 stops per 1,000 people. Most available services are trains, though weekly departures are much lower than in most similar areas.
5
Lower 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.
0.63
Lower than 93% 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).
48.8
Lower than 84% 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 is dominated by the car, as it takes 49 minutes to drive to the city. Walking to the nearest transport stop takes 15 minutes, which is much higher than in most other areas.
15
Higher than 75% 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.
49
Higher than 73% 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 Woodend
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Woodend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202021031/woodend/topic/transport