1.5% ▼ -49.9%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Chiltern - Indigo Valley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Chiltern - Indigo Valley
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Private cars are essential for daily life in Chiltern - Indigo Valley, where only 1.5% of homes lack a motor vehicle. This is one of the lowest rates for any similar area, reflecting a community that relies heavily on personal transport to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high, with 40.9% of homes owning two vehicles and another 19.1% owning three. This reliance on cars is reflected in the same number of homes without a vehicle falling from 3% in 2011 to 1.5% in 2021.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Chiltern - Indigo Valley, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (23%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Almost no one uses public transport to get to work, with only 0.3% doing so. While the number of people working from home rose to 13.6% since 2011, this figure remains far below the Victorian average of 25.7%.
13.6% ▲ +104.3%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -38.5%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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.
Public transport is very limited, with only 4 stops and 3 routes serving the area. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure, with services split almost evenly between buses and trains.
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.
1.26
Lower than 86% 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).
24.8
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).
3
Lower than 79% 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.
Access to transport is a challenge for many, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 36 minutes. This is much higher than in most other similar areas.
36
Higher than 88% 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 Chiltern - Indigo Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204031070/chiltern-indigo-valley/topic/transport