2.7% ▼ -42.3%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Point Nepean · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Point Nepean
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A jump to 25.6% for those working from home marks a significant shift in Point Nepean since 2011. This area is now very car-dependent, with only 2.7% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. Most residents rely on their own transport to get around the peninsula.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home here owns a car, with 45.1% having two vehicles. The proportion of homes without a motor vehicle is 2.7%, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Point Nepean, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here at 25.6%, well above the Australian figure of 21.0%. Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.5%, which is much lower than most areas.
25.6% ▲ +281.6%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -57.7%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.5%
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.
While the area has 198 public transport stops—among the largest number for a place of this size—all services are buses. The number of stops per 1,000 people is far above the Victorian average.
198
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.99
Higher than 87% 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).
1,358.8
Higher than 70% 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).
19,811
Higher than 61% 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).
19,811
Lower than 71% 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, with a 19-minute walk to the nearest stop, which is much higher than most areas. The drive time to the city is also much higher than most areas, taking about 65 minutes.
19
Higher than 79% 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.
65
Higher than 79% 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 Point Nepean [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214021383/point-nepean/topic/transport