3.5% ▼ -39.5%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Myrtleford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Myrtleford
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 61% of workers in Myrtleford drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on private cars. This is a place where vehicle ownership is very high and public transport options are limited. Only 3.5% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Private cars are common here, with nearly 40% of homes owning two vehicles and another 16.6% having three. The proportion of homes without any vehicle is much lower than most areas and fell 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Myrtleford, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose to 12.8% since 2011, though this remains far below the Victorian figure. Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.4%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
12.8% ▲ +103.1%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.1%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 limited to four bus routes and six stops, meaning there are only 1.26 stops per 1,000 people. This is far below the Victorian average, with weekly departures also much lower than most areas.
6
Lower than 86% 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).
14.3
Lower than 90% 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).
4
Lower than 71% 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 difficult for many, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 83 minutes. This is among the highest times recorded for areas at this level.
83
Higher than 99% 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 Myrtleford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204031071/myrtleford/topic/transport