Dederang · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Dederang

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Every single home in Dederang has a motor vehicle, making the area heavily reliant on cars for daily travel. This dependence is mirrored in the workforce, where 31.1% of people work from home—a figure far above the national average.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Cars are essential here, with 80.6% of households owning two or more vehicles. No home in the area is without a motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian and Australian figures.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Dederang, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 3 vehicles (21%) and 4 or more (21%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Most residents drive to work or stay at home, with 50.5% driving and 31.1% working from home. No one in the area uses public transport to get to their job, which is well below the national average.

31.1% ▲ +20.1%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.9%
  • 2016: 18.5%
  • 2021: 31.1%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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.

How people get to work

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In Dederang, Car (driver) is the majority at 58%; Worked at home is next at 36%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

While there are more stops per 1,000 people than in most similar areas, the service is limited to a single bus route. Weekly departures are far below the Victorian average, reflecting the area's rural nature.

5.05

Higher than 78% 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).

116.2

Higher than 70% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting to public transport is a challenge, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 30 minutes. This is higher than in most similar areas.

30

Higher than 67% 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.

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 Dederang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20726/dederang/topic/transport