3.1% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Vermont · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Vermont
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Vermont is more car-dependent than most similar areas, with only 3.1% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. While the suburb is well-served by 15 public transport routes, a huge 34.1% of the workforce now works from home, a massive jump from just 3.8% in 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as only 3.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Nearly half of all households own two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Vermont, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 48%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 34.1%, leaving this area far above the Australian figure of 21%. Meanwhile, those using public transport to get to work fell to 2.3% since 2011.
34.1% ▲ +793.5%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% ▼ -59.1%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 50 stops and 15 routes, which is more than about 80% of similar places. However, the trip to the city is longer than most areas, taking 69 minutes, and weekly departures are well below the Victorian figure.
50
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.55
Higher than 54% 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).
971.7
Higher than 56% 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).
15
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
22,947
Higher than 68% 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).
128,269
Higher than 76% 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).
69
Higher than 70% 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.
Getting to a stop is very easy, with a typical one-minute walk which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 26 minutes, around the middle for similar places.
1
Lower than 93% 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 Vermont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211041272/vermont/topic/transport