4.6% —
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Roxburgh Park (South) - Somerton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Roxburgh Park (South) - Somerton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 95% of households in Roxburgh Park (South) - Somerton own at least one car. While the area has a high number of public transport stops and departures compared to the state, most residents still rely on their own vehicles for the daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have two cars, and only 4.6% of households have no motor vehicle. This is a little below the Victoria figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Roxburgh Park (South) - Somerton, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the most common way to get to work for 60.9% of residents. Only 15.7% of people work from home, which is far below the Victorian average of 25.7%.
15.7% —
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.3% —
Higher than 70% 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.
This area has 5.59 public transport stops per 1,000 people, well above the state average of 4.41. Weekly departures are also far above the state figure, though 95% of these services are buses.
53
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.59
Higher than 68% 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).
2,127.2
Higher than 86% 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).
10
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
9,479
Lower than 73% 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).
9,479
Lower than 85% 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 25 minutes to drive to the city. However, the 15-minute walk to the nearest stop is much higher than in most similar areas.
15
Higher than 75% 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.
25
Higher than 50% 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 Roxburgh Park (South) - Somerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210051544/roxburgh-park-somerton/topic/transport