4.6% —
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Warrnambool - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Warrnambool - North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Warrnambool - North relies on a car to get around. Very few people use public transport or work from home, making private vehicles essential for daily life in this part of the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have at least one car, and 40.4% own two. Only 4.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Warrnambool - North splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) 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, with 69.1% of people as the driver. Very few use public transport (0.4%), and only 8.7% work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%.
8.7% —
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% —
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 99 public transport stops, all are for buses. Service levels are low, with weekly departures per 1,000 people far below the Victorian figure.
99
Higher 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.
4.42
Higher than 52% 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).
524.4
Lower than 61% 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.
Getting to a stop is difficult for many, as the typical walk to the nearest one takes 37 minutes. This is much higher than most other areas.
37
Higher than 88% 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 Warrnambool - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/217041479/warrnambool-north/topic/transport