Moe - Newborough · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Moe - Newborough

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Fewer people have a car here than in most similar areas, with 10.5% of Moe - Newborough homes having no motor vehicle. While the area has a very high number of public transport stops, most residents still rely on driving for their daily travel.

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📍 Moe - Newborough, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 10.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 7.4% national figure. Most households have one or two cars, though the proportion without a vehicle has fallen slightly since 2011.

10.5% ▼ -14.0%

Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 12.2%
  • 2016: 10.7%
  • 2021: 10.5%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Moe - Newborough, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and 3 vehicles (12%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is far less common here than across Victoria, with only 9.2% of people doing so. A huge majority of workers drive, while only 1% use public transport, a figure that is a little below the national average.

9.2% ▲ +374.7%

Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 1.9%
  • 2016: 2.1%
  • 2021: 9.2%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

1.0% ▼ -29.8%

Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 1.5%
  • 2016: 1.7%
  • 2021: 1.0%

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.

How people get to work

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In Moe - Newborough, Car (driver) is the majority at 80%; Worked at home is next at 11%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport infrastructure is strong, with 114 stops and 25 routes, making it one of the largest networks at this level. This results in 6.59 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the state figure of 4.41.

114

Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

6.59

Higher than 79% 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).

1,045.2

Higher than 59% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

It takes much longer than most areas to drive to the city, with a typical trip taking 89 minutes. However, getting to a transit stop is easy, with a typical walk of only 3 minutes.

3

Lower than 71% 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.

89

Higher than 86% 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 Moe - Newborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205041095/moe-newborough/topic/transport