8.6% ▼ -20.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
North Geelong · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in North Geelong
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more public transport services are available in North Geelong than the state average. This is a well-connected area where 36 stops and 9 different routes serve the community. While most people still drive, the high level of transit access makes it easier for residents to get around without a car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
A small number of homes here do not own a motor vehicle, at 8.6%. This is a little above the national figure of 7.4% and much higher than most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In North Geelong, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and No vehicle (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 19.1% of residents, though this is well below the Victorian figure of 25.7%. Most people drive to work, and only 1.9% use public transport, which is a little below the national rate.
19.1% ▲ +658.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.9% ▼ -72.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 very accessible here, with 11.16 stops per 1,000 people, far above the state average of 4.41. Weekly departures are also far above the state figure, with buses making up 91.3% of the service.
36
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.
11.16
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).
2,627.6
Higher than 95% 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).
9
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.
Getting to local transport is very easy, as the walk to the nearest stop takes only one minute. This is much lower than most areas, and the drive time to the city is also lower than in most places.
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.
47
Lower than 63% 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 North Geelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21965/north-geelong/topic/transport