2.3% —
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
The Basin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in The Basin
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 2.3% of homes in The Basin have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This makes it a place where car ownership is almost universal, which is consistent with the area's limited public transport and longer travel times to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own multiple cars, with 47.6% having two vehicles and 10.8% owning four or more. The proportion of homes without a car has barely changed since 2016 and remains much lower than in most other areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In The Basin, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 48%, followed by 1 vehicle (23%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen sharply to 22.2% since 2016, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, the number of people using public transport to get to work has fallen to just 1.0%.
22.2% —
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% —
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 limited, with only 3 routes and 15 stops across the area. This is lower than most similar areas, and the number of weekly departures is far below the Victorian figure.
15
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.45
Lower than 63% 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).
596.1
Lower than 58% 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).
4,345
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).
27,905
Lower than 63% 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 is slower than in most areas, with a typical 8-minute walk to the nearest stop. It also takes longer than most areas to drive to the city, with a typical trip taking 33 minutes.
8
Higher than 64% 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.
33
Higher than 61% 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 The Basin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211011449/the-basin/topic/transport