1.3% ▲ +35.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Gordon · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Gordon
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer households lack a car in Gordon than across Victoria, with only 1.3% of homes without a vehicle. This heavy reliance on private cars is reflected in the commute, where most people drive to work or operate from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as 66.7% of homes own either two or three vehicles. This explains why the number of car-free homes is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Gordon, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 3 vehicles (23%) and 1 vehicle (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 58.1% of residents. While 20.4% work from home—a figure higher than most similar areas—only 0.4% use public transport to commute.
20.4% ▲ +175.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -81.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 0.4%
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.
Gordon has 8 public transport stops, which is more than about 80% of similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian figure.
8
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.74
Higher than 80% 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).
25.8
Higher than 60% 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).
2
Higher than 75% 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.
The walk to the nearest stop takes 34 minutes, which is longer than in most areas. It typically takes 58 minutes to drive to the city.
34
Higher than 70% 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.
58
Lower than 57% 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 Gordon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21073/gordon/topic/transport