4.0% ▼ -29.8%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Beechworth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Beechworth
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people are working from home in Beechworth than in 2011, with this figure rising by 12 points to reach 19.3%. Most residents rely heavily on private cars to get around, which is reflected in the very low number of households without a vehicle. The town has very limited public transport options compared to the rest of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 4% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the Victorian and national averages. Most homes have at least one car, with 40% of households owning two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Beechworth, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one in Beechworth uses public transport to get to work. Instead, 54.5% drive as the primary driver and 19.3% work from home, though this last group is still well below the state figure of 25.7%.
19.3% ▲ +158.6%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 very limited here, with only two routes and three stops. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Victorian figure, and all available services are buses.
3
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.60
Lower than 93% 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).
23.7
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).
2
Lower 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 to a transport stop is a challenge in Beechworth, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 43 minutes. This is much higher than in most other areas.
43
Higher than 90% 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 Beechworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204031068/beechworth/topic/transport