0.8% ▼ -43.9%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Flinders · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Flinders
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 45% of homes in Flinders have two motor vehicles, making car ownership a central part of life here. The area is very car-dependent, with very few households without a vehicle and a small number of people using public transport for work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 0.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6% and among the lowest for similar areas. Most households have multiple cars, with 18.5% owning three and 13.2% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Flinders, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (23%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen sharply to 35.5% since 2011, which is far above the national figure of 21.0%. Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 0.1%.
35.5% ▲ +141.1%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.1% ▼ -83.7%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.1%
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, with only one route and 12 stops. There are 2.00 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the Victorian average of 4.41.
12
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.00
Lower than 79% 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).
46.7
Lower than 84% 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).
1
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
5,995
Lower than 87% 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).
5,995
Lower than 91% 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.
Getting around without a car is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 70 minutes. This is among the highest times for this level, and the drive to the city takes 63 minutes.
70
Higher than 98% 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.
63
Higher than 78% 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 Flinders [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214021378/flinders/topic/transport