Casey - South · Sub-region (SA3)

Transport & Vehicles in Casey - South

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Nearly 63% of workers in Casey - South drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. This is a highly vehicle-dependent area where only 2.5% of homes lack a motor vehicle. While more people are working from home than in the past, car travel remains the primary choice for the vast majority of residents.

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📍 Casey - South, Sub-region (SA3)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Private cars are very common here, with 46.3% of homes owning two vehicles and 16% owning three. Only 2.5% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia.

2.5% ▼ -30.3%

Lower than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 3.6%
  • 2016: 2.6%
  • 2021: 2.5%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Casey - South, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (16%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home rose significantly since 2011 to 16.1%, though this remains well below the national figure. Only 1.9% of people use public transport for their commute, a figure that has fallen since 2011.

16.1% ▲ +530.3%

Higher than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 2.6%
  • 2016: 3.0%
  • 2021: 16.1%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

1.9% ▼ -53.3%

Higher than 50% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 4.1%
  • 2016: 4.8%
  • 2021: 1.9%

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.

How people get to work

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In Casey - South, Car (driver) is the majority at 73%; Worked at home is next at 19%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

The area has 773 public transport stops, yet there are only 3.39 stops per 1,000 people, which is well below the Victorian average. Buses are the primary service, making up 98.5% of all public transport modes.

3.39

Lower than 69% 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).

853.5

Higher than 52% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

A typical drive to the city takes 46 minutes, which is higher than most areas. It takes about 5 minutes to walk to the nearest transport stop, a result that is around the middle for its level.

5

Higher than 50% 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.

46

Higher than 64% 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 Casey - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21203/casey-south/topic/transport