Yackandandah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Yackandandah

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

A rise in remote work is the biggest shift in Yackandandah, where the number of people working from home jumped by 8.9 percentage points since 2011. This shift happens in a place where cars are essential, as almost every home owns at least one vehicle.

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📍 Yackandandah, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Only 1.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%. Most households are well-equipped, with 43.8% owning two vehicles and 15.5% owning four or more.

1.4% ▼ -39.6%

Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.2%
  • 2016: 1.4%
  • 2021: 1.4%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Yackandandah, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 3 vehicles (20%) and 1 vehicle (20%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is common for 17.9% of residents, though this is still well below the national figure of 21.0%. Most people drive to work, while only 0.1% use public transport, a rate that is among the lowest for similar areas.

17.9% ▲ +98.5%

Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 9.0%
  • 2016: 8.3%
  • 2021: 17.9%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.1% ▼ -78.5%

Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 0.5%
  • 2016: 0.8%
  • 2021: 0.1%

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.

How people get to work

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In Yackandandah, Car (driver) is the majority at 70%; Worked at home is next at 21%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport options are very limited, with only 3 bus routes and 7 stops. This means there are far fewer weekly departures per 1,000 people than the Victorian average.

7

Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

1.34

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).

22.2

Lower than 86% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting to a stop is difficult for many, as the typical walk to the nearest one takes 45 minutes. This is much higher than in most other areas.

45

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 Yackandandah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204031075/yackandandah/topic/transport