8.2% ▼ -18.1%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Newcomb - Moolap · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Newcomb - Moolap
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 1,600 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people make Newcomb - Moolap far more accessible by transit than most similar areas. While the region is well-served by bus routes, car travel remains the dominant way people get around. This creates a contrast between the high number of available stops and a low percentage of people actually using them to commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas, though this is slightly lower than the 10.1% recorded in 2011. Most households rely on cars, with 42.1% owning one vehicle and 32.3% owning two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Newcomb - Moolap, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 1.5% of workers use public transport to get to work, which is a little below the national figure and down from 2.8% in 2011. Working from home rose to 11.6% over the last decade, but this remains far below the Victorian average of 25.7%.
11.6% ▲ +497.1%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -47.2%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 1.5%
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.
The area is exceptionally well-served with 118 public transport stops and 21 routes, all via bus. With 7.63 stops per 1,000 people, access is far above the Victorian average of 4.41.
118
Higher 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.
7.63
Higher than 86% 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).
1,608.1
Higher than 76% 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).
21
Higher than 86% 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.
It takes a typical resident 12 minutes to walk to the nearest stop, which is much longer than in most areas. Additionally, the drive time to the city is 57 minutes, significantly higher than for most similar places.
12
Higher than 73% 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.
57
Higher than 76% 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 Newcomb - Moolap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203021045/newcomb-moolap/topic/transport