9.3% ▼ -17.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ballarat Central · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Ballarat Central
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 3,600 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people make Ballarat Central one of the best-connected areas for transit. This high level of access is a standout feature for the area, which also sees a higher proportion of car-free households than most other places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.3% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Victorian figure of 7.6%. Most households own either one or two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Ballarat Central, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 48%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and No vehicle (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking to work is common here, with 12.1% of workers doing so. While 20.7% of people work from home, this is well below the Victorian figure of 25.7%.
20.7% ▲ +491.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -56.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 1.4%
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.
The area has an extensive network with 62 stops and 18 bus routes. With 11.53 stops per 1,000 people, access is far above the state average of 4.41.
62
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
11.53
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
3,675.0
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality 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).
18
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality 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 a transport stop is quicker than in most areas, with the typical walk taking only 4 minutes. The drive time to the city is around the middle for its level.
4
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality 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.
72
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality 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 Ballarat Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20111/ballarat-central/topic/transport