Koonwarra · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Koonwarra

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

Nearly half of all homes in Koonwarra have two motor vehicles, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars. It is a place where almost every household owns a vehicle and very few people use public transport for their daily needs.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

No homes in the area are without a motor vehicle, which is well below the 7.6% figure for Victoria. Most households are well-equipped, with 46.2% owning two vehicles and 16.1% owning four or more.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 2.2%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Koonwarra, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (19%) and 3 vehicles (19%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the primary way to get to work for 61.8% of residents. Working from home is also common at 23.2%, which is a little above the national figure of 21%.

23.2% ▲ +142.2%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.6%
  • 2016: 13.2%
  • 2021: 23.2%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 2.9%
  • 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 Koonwarra, Car (driver) is the majority at 70%; Worked at home is next at 26%.

Public transport access

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

Public transport is limited to a single bus route and one stop. While the number of stops is higher than most similar areas, weekly departures are far below the Victorian average.

2.73

Higher than 68% 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).

128.4

Higher than 71% 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.

Getting around on foot is difficult, with a 21-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is 93 minutes, which is higher than most similar areas.

21

Higher than 60% 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.

93

Higher than 65% 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 Koonwarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21386/koonwarra/topic/transport