7.0% —
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Camperdown · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Camperdown
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Two-thirds of working residents in Camperdown drive themselves to work, highlighting a heavy reliance on cars. This dependency is reflected in the local infrastructure, where public transport access is very limited compared to the rest of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one vehicle, with 36.6% owning two. Those without a car make up 7.0% of households, which is about the same as the national figure and down slightly since 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Camperdown splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, while only 8.7% of people work from home, a figure far below the national average. Public transport use is very low at 0.3% and has barely changed in recent years.
8.7% —
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% —
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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.
Public transport options are sparse, with only 6 stops and 3 routes serving the area. This results in 45.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the Victorian figure of 1,267.9.
6
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.72
Lower than 82% 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).
45.3
Lower than 84% 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.
Getting around without a car is difficult, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 9 minutes, which is higher than most areas. A trip to the city takes about 120 minutes, among the longest drive times for similar places.
9
Higher than 68% 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.
120
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).
More for Camperdown
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Camperdown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/217031471/camperdown/topic/transport