2.3% —
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Derrimut · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Derrimut
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few households in Derrimut go without a car, with only 2.3% of homes lacking a vehicle. This is much lower than most areas, as the typical home here has two or more motor vehicles. While driving is the primary way to get around, the area faces significant challenges with public transport access and long travel times into the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, and only 2.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%. About half of all households own two vehicles, while 17% have three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Derrimut, 2 vehicles is the majority at 50%; 1 vehicle is next at 22%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 58.4% of people. Working from home is also common at 20.2%, which is higher than most areas, though this remains well below the Victorian average of 25.7%.
20.2% —
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.5% —
Higher than 59% 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 is limited in Derrimut, with only 3 routes and 24 stops. This results in a low number of weekly departures per 1,000 people compared to the state, and a travel time to the city that is among the highest for similar areas.
24
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.77
Lower 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).
512.5
Lower than 61% 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).
3
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
8,653
Lower than 76% 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).
8,653
Lower than 86% 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).
88
Higher than 99% 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.
A short 17-minute drive to the city makes this area faster to reach by car than most. However, walking to the nearest transport stop takes about 12 minutes, which is much higher than in most other areas.
12
Higher than 73% 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.
17
Lower than 69% 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 Derrimut [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011570/derrimut/topic/transport