3.6% —
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Werribee - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Werribee - West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of workers in Werribee - West drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars. While most homes have at least one vehicle, a growing number of residents now work from home. This shift is significant, with the share of home workers jumping from 2.9% in 2016 to 22.8% in 2021.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes here are without a car, at just 3.6%, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%. Most households own multiple vehicles, with 42.9% having two and 12.7% having three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Werribee - West, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 22.8% of the workforce, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, the share of people using public transport to get to work fell from 6.1% in 2016 to 2.6% in 2021.
22.8% —
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.6% —
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 2.6%
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.
The area has 94 public transport stops, which is more than about 87% of similar areas. Most of these are bus services, though the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is about the same as the state figure.
94
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.21
Lower than 52% 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).
1,212.9
Higher than 65% 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).
10
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
22,341
Higher than 67% 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).
22,341
Lower than 69% 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.
It takes typically 35 minutes to drive to the city, which is longer than most areas. Some residents face a very long walk to the nearest stop, with a typical time of 83 minutes, among the highest for this level.
83
Higher than 99% 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.
35
Higher than 63% 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051468/werribee-west/topic/transport