5.7% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Portland · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Portland
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 70% of people in Portland drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. Most households own at least one vehicle, though very few people work from home compared to the rest of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one motor vehicle, and 38% of households own two. Only 5.7% of homes have no vehicle, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Portland splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than in the rest of Australia, with only 6.1% of people doing so. Meanwhile, public transport use for commuting is among the lowest in the region at just 0.1%.
6.1% ▲ +180.6%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.1% ▼ -85.7%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 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.
While there are more public transport stops per 1,000 people than the state average, the number of weekly departures is far below the Victorian figure. All public transport services in the area are buses.
60
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.34
Higher than 65% 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).
224.0
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).
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.
Getting to the nearest stop is a challenge for many, as the typical walk takes 23 minutes, which is much higher than in most areas.
23
Higher than 82% 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).
More for Portland
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Portland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/217011422/portland/topic/transport