5.5% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Nhill Region · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Nhill Region
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer public transport options are available in the Nhill Region than in most similar areas. Reliance on cars is high here, with only 0.1% of workers using public transport to get to their jobs. Most residents depend on their own vehicles to get around the large region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is common, as only 5.5% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is a little below the Victorian figure of 7.6% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Nhill Region splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (34%) and 1 vehicle (31%), with 3 vehicles at 17%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 58.1% of people. Working from home is less common here than across the country, at 15.6%, while public transport use is among the lowest for its level at 0.1%.
15.6% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.1% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.1%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 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 very limited, with 2.59 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the Victorian figure of 4.41. Weekly departures are also much lower than most areas, with only 22.0 departures per 1,000 people.
18
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.59
Lower than 74% 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).
22.0
Lower than 86% 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).
6
Lower than 57% 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 Nhill Region [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215011390/nhill-region/topic/transport