9.4% ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Geelong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Geelong
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all workers in Geelong drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While 20.8% of people now work from home, a significant 9.4% of households still have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than in most other similar areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 45% of homes have one vehicle and 33% have two. The proportion of households without a car is a little above the national figure, though it has fallen from 11.8% in 2011 to 9.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Geelong, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and No vehicle (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose sharply by 17 points since 2011 to reach 20.8%. Meanwhile, those using public transport to get to work fell to 2.1%, which is a little below the Australian figure.
20.8% ▲ +518.1%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.1% ▼ -58.0%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 very strong, with 127 stops and 54 routes. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far above the Victorian figure, with buses making up almost all of the service.
127
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.40
Higher than 87% 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).
3,505.5
Higher 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).
54
Higher than 87% 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.
Most residents live just 2 minutes' walk from their nearest stop, which is lower than in most other areas. However, the drive time to the city is 53 minutes, much higher than most similar areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
53
Higher than 75% 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 Geelong
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Geelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203021039/geelong/topic/transport