3.2% ▼ -33.2%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Baw Baw · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Baw Baw
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 63% of workers in Baw Baw drive themselves to work, reflecting a strong reliance on cars. Very few households get by without a vehicle, and public transport options are limited compared to the rest of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 3.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%. Most households own multiple cars, with 39.9% owning two and 15.6% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Baw Baw, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen to 15.6% since 2011, though this remains well below the national figure of 21%. Very few people use public transport to commute, at just 0.7%, which is much lower than most areas.
15.6% ▲ +104.2%
Higher than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▼ -65.8%
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 limited, with only 3.27 stops per 1,000 people, well below the Victorian average. Weekly departures are also far below the state figure, with buses making up 92.2% of the available routes.
189
Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.27
Lower than 71% 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).
388.6
Lower than 64% 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).
12
Lower than 76% 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.
The drive time to the city is 224 minutes, which is among the highest for areas of this type.
224
Higher than 97% 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 Baw Baw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20501/baw-baw/topic/transport