5.8% ▼ -35.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
East Geelong · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in East Geelong
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 2,000 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people make East Geelong one of the most well-serviced areas in the region. While car travel remains the most common way to get around, the area is defined by an exceptionally high number of transit stops and routes compared to similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, but 5.8% of households have no motor vehicle at all. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it sits a little below the national and state figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →East Geelong splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (41%) and 2 vehicles (39%), with 3 vehicles at 9%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
About 23.1% of people work from home, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Australian average. Only 1.8% of workers use public transport, which is a little below the national figure but still much higher than most similar areas.
23.1% ▲ +656.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% ▼ -62.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 is well-connected with 22 routes and 35 stops, making it one of the largest hubs at this level. There are 8.72 stops per 1,000 people, a figure far above the Victorian average of 4.41.
35
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.
8.72
Higher than 87% 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).
1,999.0
Higher than 92% 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).
22
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.
Access to transit is very convenient, as the walk to the nearest stop takes just 2 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 54 minutes, putting it around the middle for its level.
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.
54
Lower than 59% 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 East Geelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20829/east-geelong/topic/transport