3.3% ▼ -38.1%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Rutherglen · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Rutherglen
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer homes without cars is the main change in Rutherglen, where only 3.3% of households now lack a vehicle. This highlights a strong reliance on private transport in a region with very limited public options. Most homes own at least two vehicles to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 3.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6% and lower than most similar areas. Nearly 37% of households own two vehicles, and over a quarter have three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Rutherglen, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose to 11.9% since 2011, though this remains far below the state figure of 25.7%. Very few people use public transport to commute, at just 0.2%, while 66.8% of workers drive themselves.
11.9% ▲ +44.4%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 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 10 stops and 5 bus routes. There are 2.47 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the Victorian average of 4.41.
10
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.47
Lower than 75% 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).
32.1
Lower than 85% 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).
5
Lower than 64% 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 to a stop is difficult here, as the typical walk to the nearest one takes 47 minutes. This is among the highest times recorded for similar areas.
47
Higher than 91% 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.
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 Rutherglen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204021065/rutherglen/topic/transport