1.7% ▼ -36.1%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Lockington - Gunbower · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Lockington - Gunbower
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A drive time of 141 minutes to the city makes Lockington - Gunbower one of the most remote areas at this level. This distance is reflected in the local reliance on cars, with only 1.7% of homes without a motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own multiple cars, with 39.1% having two and another 17.7% owning four or more. The proportion of homes with no motor vehicle has fallen to 1.7%, which is much lower than most other areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Lockington - Gunbower, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 3 vehicles (22%) and 1 vehicle (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to get to work for 61.3% of residents, while 17.2% work from home. Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 0.2%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
17.2% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -60.5%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.2%
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 here, with only 8 stops and 4 routes available. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian average, and all available services are buses.
8
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.04
Lower than 79% 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).
19.9
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).
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.
The area is very distant from the city, with a typical drive time of 141 minutes, which is among the highest for similar areas.
141
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
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 Lockington - Gunbower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216011408/lockington-gunbower/topic/transport