Cobram · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Cobram

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Very few residents in Cobram use public transport, with a reliance on cars far exceeding the state and national figures. Most households own at least one vehicle, and the area has much lower access to transit services than similar places.

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📍 Cobram, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes have one or two cars, while 6.9% own four or more. The proportion of homes without a motor vehicle is 7.1%, which is about the same as the Victorian figure and has fallen since 2011.

7.1% ▼ -21.3%

Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 9.0%
  • 2016: 7.1%
  • 2021: 7.1%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Cobram, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (13%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the dominant way to get to work, with 68.1% of people being the driver. Very few people use public transport to commute (0.2%), and those working from home (6.5%) are far below the national figure.

6.5% ▲ +93.5%

Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.4%
  • 2016: 4.1%
  • 2021: 6.5%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.2% ▼ -53.4%

Lower than 93% 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.

How people get to work

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In Cobram, Car (driver) is the majority at 77%; Car (passenger) is next at 9%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport options are limited to five bus routes. With only 2.32 stops per 1,000 people, access is much lower than most areas and far below the Victorian average.

15

Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

2.32

Lower than 76% 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).

20.1

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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Walking to the nearest stop takes a typical 45 minutes, which is much higher than in most other areas.

45

Higher than 91% 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 Cobram [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216021411/cobram/topic/transport