8.2% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Musk Vale · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Musk Vale
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A small number of homes without a car sets Musk Vale apart from similar areas. While most households own multiple vehicles, 8.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than in most nearby places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The majority of homes here are well equipped for travel, with 41% owning two vehicles and 24.6% owning three. However, the 8.2% of homes without a car is a high figure compared to most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Musk Vale, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 3 vehicles (26%) and 1 vehicle (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Getting to work relies almost entirely on cars or home offices, as 0% of residents commute via public transport. About 21.8% of the workforce works from home, which is a higher proportion than in most similar areas.
21.8% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 21.8%
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.
While Musk Vale has 11.76 stops per 1,000 people—far above the Victorian figure of 4.41—the service is infrequent. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state average, with only bus services available.
2
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
11.76
Higher than 88% 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).
58.8
Higher than 64% 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).
1
Higher than 71% 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.
Reaching the city is a long trip, with a typical drive time of 89 minutes. This is higher than most areas, and it takes much longer than usual to walk to the nearest stop, averaging 48 minutes.
48
Higher than 78% 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.
89
Higher than 62% 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 Musk Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21852/musk-vale/topic/transport