4.7% ▼ -41.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Creswick · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Creswick
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 12 public transport stops per 1,000 people make Creswick stand out for its access compared to other similar areas. Most residents rely on their own cars to get around and to reach work. While the town has a high number of transit stops, very few people actually use them for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, with 36.9% having one and 35.2% having two. Only 4.7% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Creswick splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 16%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 63.2% of residents. Only 13.6% work from home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 25.7%, and just 0.9% use public transport for their commute.
13.6% ▲ +197.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▼ -53.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 0.9%
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.
Creswick has 39 public transport stops across 7 routes, which is among the largest for its area type. While the number of stops is far above the state average, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is well below the Victorian figure.
39
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.
11.89
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).
976.5
Higher than 86% 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.
Getting to the nearest transit stop is quick, with a typical walk of just 3 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 76 minutes, placing it 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.
76
Higher than 54% 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 Creswick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20672/creswick/topic/transport