7.1% ▲ +81.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
North Shore · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in North Shore
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 8,100 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people make North Shore (Vic.) an area with exceptionally high service frequency. While most residents still rely on cars, the neighbourhood is well-connected by a high number of transit routes and stops. This creates a strong foundation for movement within the Greater Geelong region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though 7.1% of households have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than in most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the state and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In North Shore, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way people get to work, with 64.4% as the driver. Those working from home make up 16.6% of the workforce, which is well below the Victorian and Australian figures.
16.6% ▲ +805.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 among the highest at this level, with 27.69 stops per 1,000 people. This is far above the state average, with a network of six routes and nine stops dominated by bus services.
9
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
27.69
Higher than 96% 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).
8,144.6
Higher than 99% 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).
6
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.
A typical walk to the nearest stop takes about 7 minutes. For those travelling further, the drive time to the city is 50 minutes, which is lower than in most similar areas.
7
Lower than 61% 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.
50
Lower 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 North Shore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21967/north-shore/topic/transport