3.8% ▼ -23.4%
Lower than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Upper Goulburn Valley · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Upper Goulburn Valley
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people live without a car in Upper Goulburn Valley than in the rest of the state, with only 3.8% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This heavy reliance on private cars is a defining feature of the area, as residents face some of the longest drives to the city in the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households are well-equipped for travel, with 37.7% owning two vehicles and 31.5% owning one. The proportion of homes without a car has fallen slightly since 2011, and is now well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Upper Goulburn Valley, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 59.2% of people, while only 0.5% use public transport—a figure that is much lower than most areas. Working from home has risen to 16.2% since 2011, though this remains well below the national figure of 21.0%.
16.2% ▲ +94.8%
Higher than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -66.4%
Lower than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 scarce here, with only 3.33 stops per 1,000 people, which is well below the Victorian average. Weekly departures are far below the state figure, and the 32 available routes are mostly buses.
200
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.33
Lower than 70% 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).
229.2
Lower than 70% 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).
32
Higher than 57% 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 is a major undertaking for locals, with a typical drive time of 126 minutes. This is among the highest drive times for areas at this level.
126
Higher than 88% 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 Upper Goulburn Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20401/upper-goulburn-valley/topic/transport