1.4% ▼ -40.4%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Horsham Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Horsham Surrounds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 81% of households in Horsham Surrounds have two or more motor vehicles, making cars essential for getting around. This is a heavily car-reliant area where almost no one uses public transport to commute. While many residents now work from home, the vast majority still rely on their own vehicles for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes here lack a car, with only 1.4% having no vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This is a significant drop from 2011, and it is common for families to own several cars, with 23% of homes having four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Horsham Surrounds, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 34%, followed by 3 vehicles (24%) and 4 or more (23%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Not a single person reported using public transport to get to work in 2021. Instead, 56.6% drive themselves, while 22.5% work from home, a figure that is a little above the Australian average and has risen since 2011.
22.5% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 very limited, with weekly departures per 1,000 people far below the Victorian figure. Only buses operate here, but with just 12 stops across the area, access is lower than in most similar places.
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.
3.46
Lower than 63% 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).
55.0
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).
8
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Horsham Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215011389/horsham-surrounds/topic/transport