7.8% ▼ -24.6%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ararat · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Ararat
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Ararat than in the rest of the country, with only 6.4% doing so. This reliance on traditional workplaces is mirrored in the town's transport patterns, where the vast majority of residents depend on private cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes in Ararat have one or two cars, though 7.8% of households have no motor vehicle at all. This is higher than most similar areas, although the figure has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Ararat splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (34%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to get to work, with 65.7% of people as the driver. Very few residents use public transport to commute, at just 0.7%, which is a little below the national figure.
6.4% ▲ +159.8%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▲ +16.4%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.7%
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.
Ararat has 67 public transport stops and 16 routes, giving it more stops per person than the state average. However, the number of weekly departures is far below the Victorian figure.
67
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.88
Higher than 86% 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).
347.6
Lower than 68% 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).
16
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around on foot is difficult, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 21 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. The drive time to the city is also among the highest for this type of area, taking 127 minutes.
21
Higher than 80% 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.
127
Higher than 94% 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)).
- 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 Ararat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215011386/ararat/topic/transport