0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Derrinal · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Derrinal
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Every single home in Derrinal has at least one motor vehicle, reflecting a total reliance on cars for daily life. While some residents work from home, most of the small population depends on private transport to navigate the area and reach the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Private cars are essential here, as 0% of homes lack a motor vehicle, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Most households own multiple cars, with 44.4% having two and 22.2% having three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Derrinal, 2 vehicles is the majority at 54%; 3 vehicles is next at 27%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common, with 28.6% of residents doing so, which is well above the national figure. Of those who do travel, 66.7% drive themselves, and no one uses public transport to get to work.
28.6% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
There are 20.20 public transport stops per 1,000 people, far above the state average, though this only represents one bus route. Despite the number of stops, weekly departures are far below the Victorian average.
2
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
20.20
Higher than 92% 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).
626.3
Higher than 81% 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).
1
Higher than 71% 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 city is a significant trip, with a typical drive time of 98 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
98
Higher than 68% 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 Derrinal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20744/derrinal/topic/transport