8.9% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Castlemaine · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Castlemaine
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Much higher rates of public transport access and home-working than similar areas define Castlemaine. While most residents rely on cars, about 28.3% of the workforce now works from home, which is well above the national figure of 21%. This mix of remote work and accessibility sets the town apart from other regional hubs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.9% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Victorian figure of 7.6%. Nearly half of all households own just one vehicle, while 30.1% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Castlemaine, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 48%, followed by 2 vehicles (30%) and No vehicle (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 28.3%, a rate well above the Australian average. Only 1.6% of people commute by public transport, which is much higher than in similar areas but still a little below the national figure.
28.3% ▲ +382.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% ▼ -65.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 town has 44 stops and 14 routes, providing far more stops per person than most similar areas. However, weekly departures are far below the Victorian average, with buses making up 83.4% of the available services.
44
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.86
Higher than 81% 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).
236.3
Higher than 73% 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).
14
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.
A typical walk to the nearest stop takes just 3 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 78 minutes, placing the town around the middle for its level.
3
Lower than 79% 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.
78
Higher than 55% 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 Castlemaine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20516/castlemaine/topic/transport