0.7% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Benalla Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Benalla Surrounds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in Benalla Surrounds relies on a car to get around, with only 0.7% of homes having no motor vehicle. This heavy dependence on private transport is a key part of daily life in this large rural area, where public transport options are very limited.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have multiple cars, with 39.5% owning two and 23.1% owning three. The proportion of households without a vehicle is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Benalla Surrounds, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 3 vehicles (23%) and 1 vehicle (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 22.6% of the workforce doing so, which is a little above the national figure. Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 0.2%, while the majority of workers drive themselves to work.
22.6% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -64.6%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.2%
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 is sparse, with only 4 stops and one route serving the area. This means the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian figure of 1,267.9.
4
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.06
Lower than 88% 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).
19.0
Lower than 86% 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).
1
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Benalla Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204021064/benalla-surrounds/topic/transport