1.9% —
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Tarneit - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Tarneit - North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 1.9% of homes in Tarneit - North lack a motor vehicle, a figure well below the 7.6% state average. This heavy reliance on cars defines the area's transport landscape, though a growing number of residents now work from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with nearly half of all homes owning two vehicles and 16.6% having three or more. Very few households get by without a car compared to most other areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Tarneit - North, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 48%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Over half of workers drive themselves to work, while 21.7% work from home, which is higher than in most areas. A small number of people use public transport, at 3.9%, which is a little above the Victorian figure.
21.7% —
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.9% —
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.
Bus services dominate the local network, making up 91.9% of public transport use. While there are 12 different routes, the number of stops per 1,000 people is well below the state average.
21
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.92
Lower than 71% 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).
1,223.1
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).
12
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
7,197
Lower than 83% 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).
7,197
Lower than 89% 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.
The typical drive time to the city is 25 minutes. However, walking to the nearest transport stop takes 26 minutes, which is much higher than in most other areas.
26
Higher than 84% 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.
25
Higher than 50% 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 - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051584/tarneit-north/topic/transport