1.1% ▼ -39.7%
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Barwon - West · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Barwon - West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 61% of people in Barwon - West drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. This is a highly car-dependent area where almost every home owns a vehicle. With a typical drive time to the city of 71 minutes, residents face a long commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with only 1.1% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%, and most households own two or more vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Barwon - West, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 3 vehicles (21%) and 4 or more (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen to 18.4% since 2011, though this remains a little below the national figure. Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.4%.
18.4% ▲ +118.2%
Higher than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -44.5%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 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.
Public transport access is very limited, with only 0.76 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the state average. There are only 7 routes and 17 stops serving the area.
17
Lower than 95% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.76
Lower than 95% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
12.8
Lower than 96% of sub-region (sa3) 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 86% of sub-region (sa3) 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 is shaped by the area's distance from the city, with a typical drive time of 71 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
71
Higher than 75% of sub-region (sa3) 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Barwon - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20301/barwon-west/topic/transport