3.8% ▼ -27.8%
Lower than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Gippsland - South West · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Gippsland - South West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of workers in Gippsland - South West drive themselves to work, reflecting a region where private cars are essential. Very few people use public transport, and the typical drive to the city takes a long 96 minutes. This heavy reliance on cars is mirrored in the high number of vehicles kept at most homes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 3.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian and national figures. Most households own at least two cars, with 38.8% having exactly two and 13.8% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Gippsland - South West splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose to 17.8% since 2011, though this remains well below the state and national figures. Very few people use public transport for their commute, with only 0.3% doing so.
17.8% ▲ +86.1%
Higher than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -55.4%
Lower than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 to buses, with only 14 routes serving the area. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian figure.
268
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.75
Lower than 63% 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).
98.1
Lower than 81% 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).
14
Lower than 71% 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 difficult without a car, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 20 minutes. This is much higher than most other areas.
20
Higher than 77% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
96
Higher than 85% 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 Gippsland - South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20503/gippsland-south-west/topic/transport