2.7% ▼ -28.1%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Trafalgar · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Trafalgar
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A growing number of people are working from home in Trafalgar, while car use remains the dominant way to get around. Only 2.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen since 2011. This highlights how essential private transport is for the area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are very common here, with over 41% of homes owning two vehicles and 10.9% having four or more. Only 2.7% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Trafalgar, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 62.4% of people as the driver. While 15.5% of residents now work from home, this is well below the Australian figure of 21%, and only 0.5% use public transport to commute.
15.5% ▲ +88.9%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -67.5%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 0.5%
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, with only 10 stops and 4 routes. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian average, and trains make up most of the available services.
10
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.20
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).
107.4
Lower than 80% 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 a challenge, as the walk to the nearest stop can take up to 81 minutes. This is among the highest times for areas at this level, and the drive to the city takes about 84 minutes.
81
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.
84
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
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 Trafalgar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205011078/trafalgar/topic/transport