1.7% ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Gisborne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Gisborne
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A heavy reliance on cars defines daily life in Gisborne, where only 1.7% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure and reflects a community where most households own multiple cars to manage the long distance to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with 44.8% of homes owning two vehicles and 13.4% owning four or more. Very few homes lack a car, a trend that has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Gisborne, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (22%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 25.4% since 2011, which is well above the Australian average. Meanwhile, only 0.9% of workers use public transport, a figure that has fallen over the last decade.
25.4% ▲ +379.9%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▼ -74.2%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 0.9%
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.
Gisborne has more transport stops per 1,000 people than the state average, with 76 stops in total. However, weekly departures are far below the Victorian figure, and most services are buses.
76
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.34
Higher than 65% 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).
726.3
Lower than 53% 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).
14,222
Lower than 55% 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).
14,222
Lower than 79% 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.
Reaching the city is a significant trip, with a typical drive time of 73 minutes. For those without a car, the walk to the nearest stop is among the longest for similar areas, taking around 72 minutes.
72
Higher than 99% 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.
73
Higher than 82% 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 Gisborne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210021232/gisborne/topic/transport