Moe · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Moe

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

Far more people live without a car in Moe than in most similar areas, with 13.4% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. While the town is well-serviced by public transport, most residents still rely on cars for their daily travel.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Around 13.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Victorian figure of 7.6%. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is a single vehicle, held by 42.8% of households.

13.4% ▼ -16.6%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.0%
  • 2016: 13.8%
  • 2021: 13.4%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Moe, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (29%) and No vehicle (13%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Very few people work from home here, with just 9.2% doing so—far below the national figure of 21.0%. Most workers drive themselves to their jobs, while only 1.5% use public transport.

9.2% ▲ +397.5%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.8%
  • 2016: 2.2%
  • 2021: 9.2%

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

1.5% ▼ -7.3%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.6%
  • 2016: 2.0%
  • 2021: 1.5%

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 Moe, Car (driver) is the majority at 78%; Worked at home is next at 11%.

Public transport access

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

Moe has a high number of public transport stops and 25 different routes. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the Victorian figure.

6.51

Higher than 84% 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).

1,000.2

Higher than 86% 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 to the city takes longer than in most areas, with a typical drive time of 85 minutes. This is balanced by very easy local access, with the walk to the nearest stop taking just one minute.

1

Lower than 99% 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.

85

Higher than 60% 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 Moe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21716/moe/topic/transport