2.2% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ringwood North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Ringwood North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all homes in Ringwood North have two motor vehicles, reflecting a strong reliance on cars for daily travel. While the area has a high number of transport stops, a very large 34% of the workforce now works from home. This shift is a significant jump from just 5.1% in 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few households get by without a car, with only 2.2% having none. This is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6% and has remained steady since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Ringwood North, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 49%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far more common here than across Australia, with 34% of workers doing so. Meanwhile, only 1.5% of people use public transport to get to work, a figure that is a little below the national average and has fallen since 2011.
34.0% ▲ +565.8%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -60.6%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 1.5%
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.
The area has 58 stops and more stops per 1,000 people than most other areas. However, the 80-minute transit time to the city is much higher than in most similar places.
58
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.01
Higher than 73% 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).
1,338.1
Higher than 69% 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).
5
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
9,654
Lower than 72% 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).
44,644
Higher than 50% 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).
80
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
A two-minute walk to the nearest stop is lower than in most areas. The typical drive time to the city is 26 minutes, which is around the middle for its level.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
26
Higher than 52% 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 Ringwood North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211031268/ringwood-north/topic/transport