9.3% ▼ -24.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Newcomb · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Newcomb
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 8 stops per 1,000 people make Newcomb a very well-served area for public transport compared to most other places. While it has high access to buses, the majority of residents still rely on cars to get around and get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 7.4%. For those with cars, the most common setup is a single vehicle, found in 45.1% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Newcomb, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and No vehicle (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Victoria, with only 12.6% doing so compared to the state's 25.7%. Most people drive themselves to work, with 62.8% of workers being the driver of a car.
12.6% ▲ +815.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% ▼ -39.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 access is a strong point for the area, with 1,793.6 weekly departures per 1,000 people, well above the Victorian figure. This is supported by 19 bus routes and 37 stops, which are among the largest totals for this level of area.
37
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.87
Higher than 86% 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).
1,793.6
Higher than 91% 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).
19
Higher than 86% 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 is very convenient to access transit here, with the walk to the nearest stop taking only 3 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 56 minutes.
3
Lower than 79% 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.
56
Lower than 58% 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 Newcomb [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21925/newcomb/topic/transport