Kilmore - Broadford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Kilmore - Broadford

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Only 3.3% of homes in Kilmore - Broadford lack a motor vehicle, a figure well below the Victorian and national averages. This heavy reliance on cars is reflected in the way people travel, with almost no one using public transport to get to work. The area is largely car-dependent due to its distance from the city and limited transit options.

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📍 Kilmore - Broadford, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Car ownership is very high here, with 36.8% of households owning two vehicles and 28.5% owning three or more. This high level of ownership has remained steady since 2011.

3.3% ▼ -0.5%

Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.3%
  • 2016: 3.2%
  • 2021: 3.3%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Kilmore - Broadford, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (17%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Getting to work is dominated by cars, while those using public transport fell to just 0.8% since 2011. Working from home rose to 15.5% over the last decade, though this is still far below the Victorian figure of 25.7%.

15.5% ▲ +255.7%

Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 4.4%
  • 2016: 4.2%
  • 2021: 15.5%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.8% ▼ -73.6%

Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.0%
  • 2016: 2.8%
  • 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.

How people get to work

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In Kilmore - Broadford, Car (driver) is the majority at 75%; Worked at home is next at 18%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport is limited, with 427.9 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the state average. Most of the 6 available routes are buses, while trains make up only 7.1% of the service.

43

Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

2.76

Lower than 72% 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).

427.9

Lower than 65% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

The area is quite isolated, with a typical drive time to the city of 59 minutes. Walking to the nearest transport stop can take up to 30 minutes, both of which are much higher than most areas.

30

Higher 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.

59

Higher than 77% 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 Kilmore - Broadford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204011056/kilmore-broadford/topic/transport