2.8% —
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Epping (Vic.) - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Epping (Vic.) - West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes lack a car in Epping (Vic.) - West than in most other similar areas. Only 2.8% of households have no motor vehicle, making the area much more car-dependent than the state and national averages. This reliance on private transport is mirrored in the way people travel to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 46.1% having two vehicles and 12.8% having three. The small proportion of homes without a car has barely changed since 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Epping (Vic.) - West, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose sharply to 18.5% since 2016, though this is still well below the Victorian figure. Public transport use for commuting is about the same as the national average at 2.4%, but this fell 4.8 points since 2016.
18.5% —
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.4% —
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 access is limited, with 3.21 stops per 1,000 people, which is well below the state average. All public transport in the area is provided by buses, with no train or tram services available.
39
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.21
Lower than 66% 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).
906.6
Higher than 54% 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).
4
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
12,143
Lower than 62% 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).
12,143
Lower than 81% 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 a typical resident about 26 minutes to drive to the city. Walking to the nearest transport stop takes about 6 minutes, which is longer than in most other areas.
6
Higher than 57% 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.
26
Higher than 52% 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 (Vic.) - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041433/epping-west/topic/transport