3.3% —
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Pakenham - South West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Pakenham - South West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes in Pakenham - South West go without a car compared to the rest of the state. Only 3.3% of households lack a motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%. This heavy reliance on cars is reflected in the way most residents get to work and move through the area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here own multiple cars, with 43.6% having two vehicles and 7.1% owning four or more. This explains why so few households — just 3.3% — have no motor vehicle at all.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Pakenham - South West, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 60.3% of residents. Around 16.8% work from home, which is well below the national figure of 21.0%.
16.8% —
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.6% —
Higher 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.
While there are 87 public transport stops, which is more than about 84% of similar areas, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian average.
87
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.25
Lower than 66% 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).
487.5
Lower than 62% 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).
26,783
Higher than 73% 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).
26,783
Lower than 64% 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 can be difficult here, as the walk to the nearest stop takes about 11 minutes, which is longer than in most areas.
11
Higher than 72% 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.
39
Higher than 67% 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 - South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212011552/pakenham-south-west/topic/transport