7.2% —
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Epping - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Epping - South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Daily travel in Epping - South relies heavily on cars, though public transport infrastructure is surprisingly dense. While 57.7% of workers drive themselves to work, the area has a very high number of transport stops and services compared to the rest of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here own at least one car, with 40.4% having one and 35.5% having two. About 7.2% of households have no motor vehicle, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Epping - South splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose to 15.2% since 2016, though this remains well below the national figure. Public transport use for commuting is a little above the state and national rates at 5.8%, despite falling 4.8 points since 2016.
15.2% —
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.8% —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 an impressive 9.39 stops per 1,000 people and 4,476.4 weekly departures, both of which are far above the Victorian average. This high level of service is mostly provided by buses, which make up 95.7% of the network.
77
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.39
Higher than 87% 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).
4,476.4
Higher than 89% 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).
8,204
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
8,204
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
It takes about 27 minutes to drive to the city, a time that is around the middle for similar areas. However, the 31-minute walk to the nearest stop is much higher than in most other areas.
31
Higher than 87% 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.
27
Higher than 54% 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Epping - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041432/epping-south/topic/transport