1.4% ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Riddells Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Riddells Creek
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A 50-minute drive to the city defines the commute for many in Riddells Creek, where car ownership is exceptionally high. Very few households get by without a vehicle, and a quarter of the workforce now works from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home in Riddells Creek has a car, with only 1.4% having none. This is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%. Most households own multiple vehicles, and 15.5% have four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Riddells Creek, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 3 vehicles (21%) and 1 vehicle (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 24.9% since 2011, which is well above the national figure. Conversely, those using public transport to get to work fell 4.5 points over the same period to just 1.9%.
24.9% ▲ +455.3%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.9% ▼ -70.7%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 1.9%
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.
Public transport options are far below the state average, with only 1.12 stops per 1,000 people. Only 4 routes and 5 stops serve the area, and weekly departures are much lower than in most similar areas.
5
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.12
Lower 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).
73.4
Lower than 82% 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).
4,457
Lower than 90% 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).
4,457
Lower than 93% 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.
Getting around without a car is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 34 minutes. This is much higher than in most areas.
34
Higher than 88% 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.
50
Higher than 74% 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 Riddells Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210021234/riddells-creek/topic/transport