6.0% ▼ -24.1%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Werribee - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Werribee - South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A long 77-minute drive to the city means most people in Werribee - South rely on their own cars for daily travel. While the area has a high number of transport stops, the long distance to the city and low use of public transport make driving the primary way to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 39% of households owning two vehicles. Only 6% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is a little below the Victorian and national rates and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Werribee - South splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (38%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 24.9% since 2011, which is well above the national figure. This shift is reflected in how people get to work, where 51.5% drive and only 2.3% use public transport.
24.9% ▲ +542.1%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% ▼ -54.9%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 2.3%
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.
There are 81 public transport stops here, which is more than 81% of similar areas. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the Victorian average, and the network is almost entirely dependent on buses.
81
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.82
Higher than 58% 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).
909.8
Higher than 54% 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).
16,810
Higher than 53% 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).
16,810
Lower than 75% 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.
Daily travel is dominated by the car, as the drive time to the city is 77 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
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 Werribee - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051368/werribee-south/topic/transport