3.9% ▼ -30.2%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Phillip Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Phillip Island
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A 93-minute drive to the city makes Phillip Island a place where most people rely on their own cars. Only 3.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. This heavy dependence on cars is reflected in the way people get to work and the limited use of public transport.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, and 39.5% have two. The share of households without a vehicle is just 3.9%, a figure that fell from 5.6% in 2011 and remains well below the Victorian average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Phillip Island splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (39%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 54.4% of residents. Working from home has risen significantly to 19.5% since 2011, while the 0.3% who use public transport is much lower than in most other areas.
19.5% ▲ +194.2%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -57.9%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.3%
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.
While there are 69 bus stops—a little above the Victorian average for the population size—actual service is sparse. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure, with only buses serving the area.
69
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.00
Higher than 60% 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).
106.0
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).
3
Lower than 79% 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 without a car is difficult, as the 16-minute walk to the nearest stop is much higher than in most areas. This is consistent with the long travel time to the city.
16
Higher than 76% 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.
93
Higher than 87% 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).
More for Phillip Island
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Phillip Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205031091/phillip-island/topic/transport