2.5% ▼ -46.2%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Towong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Towong
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A tiny 0.2% of people use public transport to get to work in Towong, highlighting a heavy reliance on private cars. Very few homes are without a vehicle, and the area has far fewer transport services than the state average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 2.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian and national figures. Most households have multiple cars, with 39.3% owning two and 13.2% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Towong, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 56.5% of people. Working from home is more common here than in most similar areas, though at 17.7% it remains well below the national figure.
17.7% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -74.8%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 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 very limited, with just 8 stops and 2 bus routes serving the area. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state average, reflecting a much lower level of access than most areas.
8
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.29
Lower than 85% 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).
10.0
Lower than 93% 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).
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 Towong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204031072/towong/topic/transport