3.3% ▼ -25.6%
Lower than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Melton - Bacchus Marsh · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Melton - Bacchus Marsh
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive 17 percentage point increase in people working from home since 2011 highlights how commuting has changed in Melton - Bacchus Marsh. Car travel remains the dominant way to get around, as very few households get by without a vehicle. This reliance on cars is reflected in the low number of people using public transport to reach work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 3.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%. Most households own at least one car, with 43% having two and 15.2% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Melton - Bacchus Marsh, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 57.9% of residents. While 19.6% now work from home, only 2.0% commute via public transport, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
19.6% ▲ +736.9%
Higher than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% ▼ -58.5%
Higher than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 2.0%
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.
There are 616 public transport stops, but at 3.10 stops per 1,000 people, access is much lower than most similar areas. Weekly departures are also far below the Victorian figure.
616
Higher than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.10
Lower than 73% 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).
715.3
Lower 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).
33
Higher than 59% 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 typical drive time to the city is 32 minutes. Most people have a short walk to their nearest transport stop, with the average time being lower than in most areas.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
32
Higher than 55% 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 Melton - Bacchus Marsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21304/melton-bacchus-marsh/topic/transport