3.2% —
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Pakenham - North East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Pakenham - North East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A very low 3.2% of homes in Pakenham - North East have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure. Most residents rely heavily on cars for their daily travel. This dependence is reflected in the way people get to work and the limited local public transport options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as only 3.2% of homes lack a motor vehicle, a figure well below the 7.6% seen across Victoria. About 42% of households own two vehicles, while 13.2% own three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Pakenham - North East, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 63.7% as the driver. Only 1.3% use public transport, which is a little below the national figure of 3.1%, and 15.3% work from home, far below the Victorian rate of 25.7%.
15.3% —
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% —
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 2.91 stops per 1,000 people, well below the state figure of 4.41. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Victorian average, and all local services are buses.
45
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.91
Lower than 71% 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).
307.1
Lower 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).
6
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
15,441
Lower than 51% 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).
15,441
Lower than 77% 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 slow, with a 48-minute drive to the city, which is higher than most areas. It also takes longer than usual to reach a stop, with a typical 9-minute walk.
9
Higher than 68% 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.
48
Higher than 73% 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 Pakenham - North East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212011549/pakenham-north-east/topic/transport