3.2% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Vermont South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Vermont South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A huge 32.5% of working residents in Vermont South now work from home, a figure far above the national average. This shift towards remote work is part of a broader trend where cars remain the dominant way to get around, with very few households lacking a vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes here are without a car, at just 3.2%, which is well below the Victorian and national figures. Most households own two vehicles, while 14.7% have three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Vermont South, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose 28 points since 2011 to reach 32.5% of the workforce. Meanwhile, those using public transport to get to work fell to 2.3%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
32.5% ▲ +622.2%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% ▼ -56.4%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 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.
Weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people are much higher than most areas, well above the Victorian figure. However, the 78-minute transit time to the city is much higher than in most other areas.
51
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.27
Lower than 51% 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).
1,791.0
Higher than 79% 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).
22,629
Higher than 67% 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).
110,624
Higher than 73% 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).
78
Higher than 83% 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.
It takes around 22 minutes to drive to the city, which is about the middle for similar areas. The typical walk to the nearest public transport stop is 4 minutes.
4
Lower than 57% 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.
22
Lower than 55% 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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211041273/vermont-south/topic/transport