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.
Kariah · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Kariah
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of the workforce in Kariah works from home, making it a standout feature of this rural area. Residents rely heavily on private cars to get around, with no one using public transport for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, as not a single home is without a motor vehicle. Most households own multiple cars, with 36.1% having two and 27.8% having four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Kariah, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 4 or more (29%) and 3 vehicles (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is incredibly common, with 55.2% of people doing so, which is far above the national figure of 21%. No one in the area commutes by public transport.
55.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 55.2%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Public transport is non-existent in Kariah, with zero routes or stops serving the area. This is far below the Victorian average of 4.4 stops 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 into the city is a long trip, with a typical drive time of 116 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
116
Higher than 78% 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 Kariah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21302/kariah/topic/transport