5.2% ▼ -29.0%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Red Cliffs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Red Cliffs
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer homes are without a car in Red Cliffs than in 2011, as the area relies heavily on private vehicles. Most residents now own at least one car, with the typical home having two or more vehicles to get around. This reliance on cars is clear in the way people commute and the limited local public transport options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have multiple cars, with 37.4% owning two and 11.4% owning four or more. Only 5.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Red Cliffs, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, at just 8.8%. Reliance on cars is very high, with 69.2% of workers driving themselves and only 0.7% using public transport.
8.8% ▲ +46.3%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▼ -14.6%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 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.
Public transport is limited to three bus routes and 20 stops. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure, at 200.1 compared to Victoria's 1,267.9.
20
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.26
Lower than 66% 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).
200.1
Lower than 75% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around without a car is difficult, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 8 minutes, which is longer than in most areas.
8
Higher than 64% 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 Red Cliffs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215021399/red-cliffs/topic/transport