7.8% —
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Colac · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Colac
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A drive time of 101 minutes to the city makes Colac a very distant commuter hub. Most residents rely on their own cars to get around, with very few people working from home compared to the rest of the country.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.8% of homes in Colac have no motor vehicle, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Most households keep one or two cars, with 37.5% having one and 35.8% having two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Colac splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is uncommon here, at just 6.2%, which is far below the national figure of 21%. Reliance on cars is high, while only 0.2% of people use public transport to get to work.
6.2% —
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% —
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.2%
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.
Colac has 75 public transport stops, which is more than most similar areas, but the number of weekly departures is far below the Victorian average. Buses make up almost all of the available services at 97.9%.
75
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.88
Higher than 72% 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).
263.9
Lower than 71% 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).
7
Lower than 52% 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.
While the long drive to the city is a major factor, local access is good, with the walk to the nearest stop taking only 2 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
101
Higher than 89% 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 Colac
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Colac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/217031472/colac/topic/transport