3.5% ▼ -44.0%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Merbein · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Merbein
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Merbein relies on a car to get around, with only 3.5% of households lacking a motor vehicle. This heavy dependence on private transport is reflected in the way people travel to work and the limited use of public options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have multiple cars, with 39.1% owning two and 19.1% owning three. The proportion of households without a vehicle is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6% and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Merbein, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, while only 0.6% of people use public transport, which is much lower than most areas. Working from home is also far below the national figure, though it rose slightly to 10.1% since 2011.
10.1% ▲ +38.2%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 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.
Merbein has more public transport stops per 1,000 people than the state average, but actual service is sparse. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Victorian figure, and all available services are buses.
44
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.84
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).
353.7
Lower than 67% 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).
4
Lower than 71% 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 to a transit point can be difficult here, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 26 minutes, which is much higher than in most areas.
26
Higher than 84% 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.
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 Merbein [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215021396/merbein/topic/transport