3.9% ▼ -36.9%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hastings - Somers · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Hastings - Somers
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A much lower share of homes in Hastings - Somers lack a car compared to the state average. This reliance on private transport is a key feature of the area, where the typical household owns two vehicles and very few people use public transport to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 3.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the Victorian average of 7.6%. Most households are well-equipped for travel, with 38.8% owning two vehicles and 13.5% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Hastings - Somers splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen to 14.9% since 2011, though this remains far below the Victorian figure of 25.7%. Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 0.6%, which is a little below the national average.
14.9% ▲ +305.6%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -58.2%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 79 public transport stops, but the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian figure. Most transit users rely on buses, which make up 91.4% of the mode share.
79
Higher 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.
3.30
Lower than 65% 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).
302.3
Lower than 69% 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).
3
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
23,970
Higher than 71% 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).
23,970
Lower than 67% 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 is slow for those without a car, with a much higher than average 15-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is also much higher than most areas, taking about 54 minutes.
15
Higher than 75% 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.
54
Higher than 75% 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 Hastings - Somers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214021379/hastings-somers/topic/transport