1.8% —
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Diggers Rest · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Diggers Rest
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Diggers Rest relies on a car to get around, with only 1.8% of households lacking a motor vehicle. This heavy dependence on driving is a key part of daily life here, as the area is far below the state and national figures for carless homes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have multiple cars, with 45.6% owning two vehicles and 12.4% owning three. This high level of car ownership is consistent with the very small number of households without a vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Diggers Rest, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Over half of workers drive themselves to work, while 22.4% work from home, which is higher than most similar areas. Only 3.3% of people commute using public transport.
22.4% —
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.3% —
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
There are 6.11 public transport stops per 1,000 people, well above the Victorian figure of 4.41. Despite this, the number of people reachable within 45 minutes by transit is among the smallest for this level of area.
32
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.11
Higher than 74% 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).
1,316.6
Higher than 68% 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).
3
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
5,237
Lower than 88% 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).
5,237
Lower than 92% 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 30 minutes to drive to the city, which is around the middle for similar areas. However, walking to the nearest stop takes about 16 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
16
Higher than 76% 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 Diggers Rest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210041539/diggers-rest/topic/transport