1.1% ▼ -47.4%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Emerald - Cockatoo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Emerald - Cockatoo
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people live without a car in Emerald - Cockatoo than in most other areas. Private vehicles are essential here, as only 1.1% of homes have no motor vehicle. This heavy reliance on cars is mirrored in the commute, where almost no one uses public transport to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common in this area, with 42.5% of homes owning two vehicles and 17.7% owning four or more. Only 1.1% of households are without a car, a figure that is well below the Victorian average of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Emerald - Cockatoo, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 3 vehicles (20%) and 1 vehicle (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is popular, with 22.6% of the workforce doing so—a rise of 16 percentage points since 2011. Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 0.4%, which is much lower than most areas.
22.6% ▲ +268.9%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -71.0%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 0.4%
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.
While the area has 84 public transport stops—more than about 83% of similar areas—these are all bus services. Despite the number of stops, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Victorian figure of 1,267.9.
84
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.51
Higher than 53% 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).
541.9
Lower than 60% 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).
8
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
18,633
Higher than 58% 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).
18,633
Lower 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around without a car is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 38 minutes on average. This is much higher than most areas, and the typical drive time to the city is also much longer at 77 minutes.
38
Higher than 89% 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.
77
Higher than 83% 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 Emerald - Cockatoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212011289/emerald-cockatoo/topic/transport