4.4% ▼ -36.1%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wonthaggi - Inverloch · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Wonthaggi - Inverloch
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A 95-minute drive to the city makes Wonthaggi - Inverloch a very remote area. Most people rely on their own cars to get around, with only 4.4% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 39.4% of homes owning two vehicles and another 12.4% having three. The share of homes without a car fell 2.5 points since 2011 to reach 4.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Wonthaggi - Inverloch splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 60.9% of people. Working from home rose 8.9 points since 2011 to reach 15.7%, though this is far below the state figure of 25.7%.
15.7% ▲ +132.5%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -56.4%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 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.
The area has 155 public transport stops, which is among the largest number for its level. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are 168.4, which is far below the Victorian figure of 1,267.9.
155
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.79
Higher than 71% 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).
168.4
Lower than 77% 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).
11
Higher than 67% 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.
Walking to the nearest stop takes an average of 87 minutes, which is among the highest times for its level. This reflects the challenges of getting around in such a large, spread-out area.
87
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.
95
Higher than 88% 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 Wonthaggi - Inverloch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205031093/wonthaggi-inverloch/topic/transport