2.9% ▼ -38.7%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Portarlington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Portarlington
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes in Portarlington go without a car compared to the rest of the state. While only 2.9% of households lack a motor vehicle, the area's distance from the city makes driving the primary way to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, with 41% owning two vehicles. The proportion of households without a car has fallen from 4.7% in 2011 to 2.9% in 2021, a figure well below the Victorian average of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Portarlington splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (41%) and 1 vehicle (39%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 23.2% since 2011, which is a little above the national figure. This shift is reflected in the way people travel, as only 0.8% of workers use public transport to get to work.
23.2% ▲ +282.4%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▼ -55.7%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 0.8%
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.
Portarlington has 91 public transport stops, giving it 9.54 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Victorian average of 4.41. All these services are provided by buses.
91
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.54
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).
1,039.3
Higher than 59% 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.
Reaching the city is a long trip, with a typical drive time of 87 minutes. Getting to the nearest transport stop can also be difficult, as the walk takes 40 minutes, which is much higher than in most areas.
40
Higher than 89% 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.
87
Higher than 86% 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 Portarlington
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Portarlington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203031051/portarlington/topic/transport