3.2% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Swan Hill Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Swan Hill Surrounds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in Swan Hill Surrounds relies on a car to get around, with only 3.2% of homes owning no motor vehicle. This heavy dependence on driving is reflected in the daily commute, where over 65% of workers drive themselves to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes lack a car, a figure that is well below the Victorian average of 7.6%. Most households are well-equipped, with 39.1% owning two vehicles and another 34.1% owning three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Swan Hill Surrounds, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (24%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than in the rest of the state, with only 11.7% of people doing so. While public transport use rose slightly since 2011 to 1.6%, the vast majority of people still rely on cars or walking to reach their jobs.
11.7% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% ▲ +242.0%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 1.6%
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.
Public transport options are limited, consisting entirely of 6 bus routes. While the number of stops is about the same as the Victorian average, the number of weekly departures is far below the state figure.
28
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.32
Higher than 50% 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).
78.7
Lower than 82% 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 Swan Hill Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215031405/swan-hill-surrounds/topic/transport