3.1% ▼ -35.5%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Maffra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Maffra
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in Maffra relies on a car to get around, as only 3.1% of homes have no motor vehicle. This heavy dependence on driving is reflected in the way people travel for work and the very limited local public transport options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here own multiple cars, with 39.4% having two and another 29.1% owning three or more. The proportion of households without a vehicle is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Maffra, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 64.8% of residents, while only 0.4% use public transport. Working from home has risen to 11.9% since 2011, though this remains far below the Victoria figure of 25.7%.
11.9% ▲ +48.6%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -29.6%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 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.
Public transport is very limited, with only 1.83 stops per 1,000 people and 19.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people, both of which are far below the state figures. The 27 available stops mainly serve bus routes, which make up 85.6% of the local service.
27
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.83
Lower than 81% 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).
19.3
Lower than 86% 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).
7
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Maffra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205051101/maffra/topic/transport