3.3% ▼ -27.7%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Shepparton Surrounds - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Shepparton Surrounds - West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 3.3% of homes in Shepparton Surrounds - West have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This high reliance on cars is a central part of life here, which is consistent with the very limited public transport options available across the area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes own multiple cars, with 38.6% having two and 18% having three. The share of households without a vehicle has fallen since 2011 and remains much lower than the 7.4% national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Shepparton Surrounds - West, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to get to work for 62.3% of people, while only 0.1% use public transport. Working from home has risen to 15.3% since 2011, though this is still far below the Victorian figure of 25.7%.
15.3% ▲ +37.5%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.1% ▼ -66.3%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.1%
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 12 stops and 5 routes serving the area. This results in just 30.2 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the state figure of 1,267.9.
12
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.16
Lower than 87% 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).
30.2
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).
5
Lower than 64% 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 a transit point is difficult for residents, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 27 minutes. This is much higher than in most other areas.
27
Higher than 85% 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 Shepparton Surrounds - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216031419/shepparton-surrounds-west/topic/transport