2.5% —
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Tarneit - Central · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Tarneit - Central
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of workers in Tarneit - Central drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. This is a highly vehicle-dependent area where only 2.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here have multiple cars, with 44.7% owning two vehicles and 13.1% owning three. This high level of ownership is reflected in the fact that very few homes lack a motor vehicle compared to the rest of Victoria.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Tarneit - Central, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
While 21.8% of people work from home, 52.3% commute by driving. Interestingly, the 4.0% of workers using public transport is a little above the Victorian figure and much higher than in most similar areas.
21.8% —
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.0% —
Higher than 75% 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.
There are 80 public transport stops, which is more than about 81% of similar areas, though the 2.85 stops per 1,000 people is well below the state average. It takes much longer to reach the city by transit than in most areas, taking 78 minutes.
80
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.
2.85
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).
826.7
Higher than 51% 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).
9
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
28,116
Higher than 74% 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).
58,308
Higher than 58% 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).
78
Higher than 83% 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.
Walking to the nearest stop takes only 1 minute, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 23 minutes, placing the area around the middle for its level.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
23
Lower than 54% 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 Tarneit - Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051583/tarneit-central/topic/transport