6.2% ▼ -27.0%
Higher than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Geelong · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Geelong
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 1,000 public transport stops serve Geelong, marking it as one of the most accessible areas at this level. While infrastructure is plentiful, most people still rely on cars to get around. This is seen in the high number of homes with multiple vehicles and a low rate of public transport use for commuting.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, with 39.1% owning two. Only 6.2% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen by 2.3 points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Geelong splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has jumped 15 points since 2011 to 17.9%, though this remains well below the national figure. Only 1.6% of workers use public transport, which is a little below the Victorian average.
17.9% ▲ +533.2%
Higher than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% ▼ -55.9%
Lower than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 1.6%
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.
Geelong has 5.10 stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the state average. This network is dominated by buses, which make up 98% of the available public transport modes.
1,081
Higher than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.10
Higher than 65% 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).
1,226.3
Higher than 65% 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).
73
Higher than 87% 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 to the city takes longer here than in most similar areas, with a typical drive time of 60 minutes.
60
Higher than 71% 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).
More for Geelong
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Geelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20302/geelong/topic/transport