1.3% ▲ —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cardigan · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Cardigan
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Cardigan owns a car, making private vehicles essential for daily life. Only 1.3% of households are without a motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. This heavy reliance on cars is reflected in how residents travel for work and navigate the local area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here are well-equipped for travel, with 92.4% of homes owning two or more vehicles. This is far more common than in other areas, with 26.1% of homes owning four or more cars.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Cardigan, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 36%, followed by 3 vehicles (29%) and 4 or more (25%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 64.4% of people as the driver. Very few people work from home at 12.9%, which is far below the Victorian figure of 25.7%, and no one uses public transport for their commute.
12.9% ▲ +149.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
Public transport is limited to a single bus route. While the number of stops is higher than in some similar areas, the 167.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure of 1,267.9.
1
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.94
Higher than 61% 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).
167.3
Higher than 72% 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).
1
Higher than 71% 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 the city takes about 83 minutes by car. Access to public transport is difficult for many, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 42 minutes, which is much higher than in most areas.
42
Higher than 75% 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.
83
Higher than 58% 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 Cardigan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20485/cardigan/topic/transport