Grenville · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Grenville

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Zero homes without a car defines the transport landscape in Grenville, where every single household relies on a motor vehicle. This total dependence on cars is far below the Victorian and national figures, creating a community where driving is the only way to get around.

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📍 Grenville, Suburb / Locality

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes are heavily equipped for travel, with 84.1% of households owning two or more vehicles. In contrast, not a single home in the area is without a motor vehicle.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Grenville, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 3 vehicles (31%) and 4 or more (19%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the primary way to get to work for 64.4% of residents. Another 23.7% work from home, which is a little above the national figure.

23.7%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.6%
  • 2021: 23.7%

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.

How people get to work

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In Grenville, Car (driver) is the majority at 69%; Worked at home is next at 25%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport is entirely absent in Grenville, with no routes or stops available. This is far below the Victorian average for transit access.

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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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

The area is very remote, with a typical drive time of 119 minutes to reach the city. This is much higher than most similar areas.

119

Higher than 80% 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 Grenville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21107/grenville/topic/transport