3.5% —
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
South Morang - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in South Morang - South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few homes in South Morang - South go without a car, with only 3.5% of households lacking a vehicle. This makes the area highly dependent on private transport for daily life. While working from home has surged to nearly 20% of the workforce, most residents still rely on cars or face a long 77-minute trip by public transport to reach the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 41% of homes owning two vehicles and 14.1% having three. Only 3.5% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the Victorian average of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In South Morang - South, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose sharply by 18 points since 2016 to reach 19.8%, though this remains a little below the national figure. Most people still drive to work, while public transport use fell to 2.8%.
19.8% —
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.8% —
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 45 public transport stops, but the typical trip to the city takes 77 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. Bus services dominate the local network, making up 92.7% of the public transport mode.
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.
3.63
Lower than 60% 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).
1,134.3
Higher 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).
8
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
12,392
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).
49,807
Higher than 54% 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).
77
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the city by car takes about 30 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas. However, walking to the nearest transport stop is very easy, taking just one minute for most.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
30
Higher than 58% 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 South Morang - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041436/south-morang-south/topic/transport