1.5% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Pearcedale - Tooradin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Pearcedale - Tooradin
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Pearcedale - Tooradin owns a car, making it one of the most vehicle-dependent areas of its kind. Only 1.5% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the national average and has barely changed since 2011. This high reliance on cars defines how people move through the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, with 40.3% owning two and another 18.5% owning four or more. The rate of homes with no vehicle is among the lowest for similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Pearcedale - Tooradin, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 3 vehicles (22%) and 4 or more (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 64.4% of residents, while only 0.1% use public transport, which is well below the national figure. Working from home has risen to 15.5% since 2011, though this remains far below the Victorian average.
15.5% ▲ +179.1%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.1% ▼ -87.5%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.1%
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 5.86 public transport stops per 1,000 people—well above the state figure—the number of weekly departures is far below Victoria's average. All transit options are buses, but the number of people reachable within 45 minutes by transit is smaller than in about 87% of similar areas.
47
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.86
Higher than 72% 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).
265.0
Lower than 71% 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).
4
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
8,024
Lower than 79% 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).
8,024
Lower than 87% 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.
Residents typically enjoy a short 3-minute walk to their nearest stop, which is lower than most areas. However, the drive time to the city is 49 minutes, a figure that is higher than most areas.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
49
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 Pearcedale - Tooradin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212031308/pearcedale-tooradin/topic/transport