10.0% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Colac · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Colac
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every single person who works in Colac relies on a car to get there. While the town has a high number of transport stops for its size, very few people use them for their daily commute. This creates a heavy reliance on private vehicles for most residents.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Victorian figure of 7.6%. For those with cars, the most common setup is one vehicle per home, at 41.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Colac, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to get to work, with 66.6% of people as the driver. Working from home is far below the national figure, with only 5.5% of the workforce doing so.
5.5% ▲ +178.0%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.2%
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.
Colac has 57 public transport stops, which is among the largest for its level. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian figure, and 97.4% of users rely on buses.
57
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.
6.17
Higher than 82% 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).
289.1
Higher than 74% 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).
7
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.
The typical drive time to the city is 101 minutes, which is higher than most areas. It takes about 7 minutes to walk to the nearest transport stop, placing it around the middle for its level.
7
Lower than 61% 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.
101
Higher than 70% 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 Colac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20607/colac/topic/transport