0.9% ▼ -62.1%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Moira · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Moira
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Moira relies on a car to get around, with only 0.9% of households lacking a motor vehicle. This heavy reliance on private transport is clear in the daily commute, where nearly 60% of workers drive themselves. With very few public transport options, the car is the primary tool for living and working in the area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are nearly universal here, as the 0.9% of homes without a vehicle is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%. Most households own multiple cars, with 38.5% having two and 18.4% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Moira, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (22%) and 3 vehicles (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to get to work, while 0.0% of people use public transport, which is well below the national figure. Working from home is more common than in most areas, though the 18.3% rate is still a little below the Australian average.
18.3% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
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, with only 3 routes and 7 stops available. This means weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Victorian average of 1,267.9, and the only available mode is the bus.
7
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.46
Lower than 75% 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).
36.6
Lower than 85% 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.
Access to transit is difficult for residents, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 84 minutes, which is among the highest times seen in similar areas.
84
Higher than 99% 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 Moira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216021412/moira/topic/transport