11.5% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Geelong · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Geelong
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short walk to a stop is common for many in Geelong, where public transport options are far more available than in most other areas. This accessibility is a key feature of daily life, as 11.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well above the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly half of households have one vehicle, and 29.3% have two. The proportion of homes without a car is among the highest for similar areas, sitting well above the Victorian figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Geelong, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 48%, followed by 2 vehicles (29%) and No vehicle (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking is a popular way to get to work for 14.2% of residents. While 21.6% of people work from home, this is well below the state average of 25.7%.
21.6% ▲ +426.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.2% ▼ -58.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 2.2%
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.
Geelong has a huge amount of service, with 8.6 stops per 1,000 people and weekly departures far above the Victorian figure. Buses make up 97% of the public transport available here.
50
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.
8.60
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).
4,616.6
Higher 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).
54
Higher than 88% 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 a nearby stop is very quick, with a typical walk of just 3 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
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.
51
Lower than 61% 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 Geelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20973/geelong/topic/transport