5.8% ▼ -42.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cowes · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Cowes
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More public transport stops than most similar areas define Cowes, though the town remains heavily reliant on cars. Most homes have one or two vehicles, while only 0.2% of workers use public transport to get to their jobs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 5.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most households keep one or two vehicles, with 44.9% having one and 36.5% having two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Cowes, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Cars are the main way to get to work, with 54.1% of people driving. Working from home is common for 18.0% of residents, though this is well below the Victorian figure of 25.7%.
18.0% ▲ +175.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -54.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 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.
The area has 29 public transport stops, among the largest at this level, but services are limited. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Victorian figure, and all routes are bus services.
29
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.40
Higher than 75% 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).
83.4
Higher than 67% 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).
3
Higher than 79% 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 short 2-minute walk to the nearest stop is much lower than most similar areas. However, the drive time to the city is 94 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
94
Higher than 65% 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 Cowes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20657/cowes/topic/transport