3.0% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Churchill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Churchill
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 3% of homes in Churchill lack a motor vehicle, a figure well below the Victorian and national averages. This heavy reliance on cars defines the area's transport landscape, where almost everyone depends on a private vehicle to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 39.6% of homes owning two vehicles and 12.8% owning four or more. This high level of ownership is reflected in the fact that far fewer homes have no vehicle compared to the rest of the state.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Churchill, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Commuting by public transport is very rare at 0.4%, while 67.1% of workers drive themselves. While working from home rose to 13.7% since 2011, this is still far below the Victorian figure of 25.7%.
13.7% ▲ +184.4%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -43.4%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 14 different bus routes and 45 stops, but weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state average. Public transport is limited entirely to buses, with no trains or trams serving the area.
45
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.78
Lower than 58% 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).
485.3
Lower than 62% 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).
14
Higher than 76% 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 for those without a car, as the walk to the nearest stop can take up to 79 minutes. The drive time to the city is also among the highest for similar areas at 108 minutes.
79
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.
108
Higher than 90% 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 Churchill
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Churchill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205041094/churchill/topic/transport