6.9% ▼ -24.1%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mooroopna · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mooroopna
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Mooroopna than across Victoria, with only 6.6% doing so. Most residents rely on private cars to get around, and very few people use public transport for their daily commute. This creates a strong dependence on vehicles for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 39.9% owning one and 34.2% owning two. While 6.9% of households have no motor vehicle, this figure is about the same as the national rate and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mooroopna, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Reliance on cars is high, as 72% of workers drive themselves to work. Only 0.3% of the workforce uses public transport, which is much lower than most areas and barely changed since 2011.
6.6% ▲ +204.1%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -47.1%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.3%
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.
Mooroopna has 70 public transport stops and 11 routes, meaning there are far more stops per 1,000 people than the Victorian average. However, the number of weekly departures is far below the state figure.
70
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.42
Higher than 86% 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).
233.5
Lower than 73% 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).
11
Higher than 67% 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 to the city takes a long time, with a drive time of 118 minutes, which is among the highest for similar areas. The walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 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.
118
Higher than 92% 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 Mooroopna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216031415/mooroopna/topic/transport