2.7% ▼ -48.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Indented Head · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Indented Head
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more public transport stops and services exist here than in most similar areas, making Indented Head stand out for its transit access. While infrastructure is plentiful, most residents still rely on cars or home-based work. Only 2.7% of homes lack a motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home has a car, with 41.2% owning two vehicles and 36.1% owning one. Only 2.7% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure well below both the state and national averages.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Indented Head, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (37%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 24.7% of people doing so, which is well above the national figure. For those who travel, 52.9% drive themselves, while only 0.6% use public transport.
24.7% ▲ +296.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -73.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 has 22 stops and 4 routes, with 15.82 stops per 1,000 people—far above the Victorian average. Weekly departures are also among the highest for similar areas at 1,668.6 per 1,000 people, all via bus services.
22
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
15.82
Higher than 90% 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).
1,668.6
Higher than 90% 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).
4
Higher than 82% 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.
It takes about 81 minutes to drive to the city, which is around the middle for areas like this. Residents enjoy a short walk to the nearest stop, taking about 5 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
5
Lower than 68% 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.
81
Higher 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 Indented Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21229/indented-head/topic/transport