44.1% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
Ferndale · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Ferndale
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A huge 44.1% of people in Ferndale now work from home, making it one of the most flexible working areas in the region. This shift is striking given the area's isolation, as there are no public transport stops and a long 100-minute drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The most common motor vehicles per home is 2 vehicles at 53%, ahead of 1 vehicle (24%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Ferndale, 2 vehicles is the majority at 53%; 1 vehicle is next at 24%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with a rate far above the national figure of 21%. Because of this, no one uses public transport to get to work, which is well below the Australian average of 3.1%.
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 no public transport stops or routes serving the area. This puts Ferndale far below the Victorian average for both stops and weekly departures per 1,000 people.
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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 takes 100 minutes, which is longer than in most similar areas.
100
Higher than 69% 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 Ferndale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20914/ferndale/topic/transport