2.4% ▼ -27.6%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Foster · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Foster
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes without a car than most areas is a standout feature for Foster, where only 2.4% of households lack a motor vehicle. This heavy reliance on cars is expected given the limited public transport options and the long travel times to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, with 38.6% owning two and 14.8% owning three. The share of car-less households is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6% and has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Foster splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 53.5% of residents, while 22.6% work from home, a figure that rose 5.8 points since 2011. Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 0.1%.
22.6% ▲ +34.9%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.1% ▼ -86.3%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Public transport is limited to a single bus route and 10 stops. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Victorian figure, and the number of stops per 1,000 people is much lower than in most areas.
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.
1.06
Lower than 88% 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).
29.9
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).
1
Lower than 93% 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.
Getting around is challenging, with a typical drive time to the city of 120 minutes. This is among the highest for similar areas, as is the 82-minute walk to the nearest transport stop.
82
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.
120
Higher than 92% 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 Foster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205031087/foster/topic/transport