6.7% ▼ -32.4%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Benalla · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Benalla
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 65% of workers in Benalla drive themselves to work, showing a heavy reliance on private cars for daily travel. While the area has a fair number of transport routes, very few people actually use public transport to get to their jobs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, with 38.6% owning one and 35.6% owning two. Only 6.7% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is about the same as the national rate and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Benalla splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Victoria, at just 10.5%. Only 0.3% of people use public transport to get to work, which is much lower than most other areas.
10.5% ▲ +155.8%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -46.9%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.3%
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.
Benalla has more public transport stops and routes than most similar areas, but the actual number of weekly departures is far below the state figure. Buses are the primary mode of transport, making up 99.1% of services.
54
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.99
Higher than 60% 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).
423.9
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).
24
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.
Getting around without a car is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 38 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. The drive time to the city is also among the highest for areas of this type.
38
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.
129
Higher than 94% 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 Benalla
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Benalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204021063/benalla/topic/transport