0.8% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Colac Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Colac Surrounds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 40% of homes in Colac Surrounds have two motor vehicles, making car ownership a necessity for almost every household. This is a rural area where very few people rely on public transport and most workers commute by car or from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home here has a car, with only 0.8% of households owning none. This is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has barely changed since 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Colac Surrounds, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (22%) and 3 vehicles (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, while 19.7% work from home, a figure that rose since 2016. Only 0.3% of workers use public transport, which is much lower than in most other areas.
19.7% —
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% —
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.2%
- 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 is very limited, with only 20 stops and 4 routes. Weekly departures are far below the Victorian average, reflecting the area's low access to trains and buses.
20
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.53
Lower than 62% 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).
34.9
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).
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 city takes a long time, with a typical drive time of 99 minutes. This is much higher than in most other areas.
99
Higher than 88% 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 Surrounds
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Colac Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/217031473/colac-surrounds/topic/transport