4.3% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
North Wonthaggi · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in North Wonthaggi
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in North Wonthaggi than in most other areas, with only 7.6% doing so. This reliance on traditional workplaces is reflected in the high rate of car use and a typical commute to the city that takes 91 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, with 40.1% owning two vehicles. Only 4.3% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In North Wonthaggi, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 69% of people as the driver. Very few people use public transport for their commute (0.3%), and the 7.6% who work from home is far below the national figure of 21%.
7.6% ▲ +215.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -52.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.3%
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.
Local transit is provided entirely by buses, with 4 routes and 8 stops. While these numbers are higher than most similar areas, the 68.2 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian figure.
8
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.30
Higher than 67% 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).
68.2
Higher than 65% 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).
4
Higher than 82% 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 takes 91 minutes to drive to the city, which is higher than most areas. A walk to the nearest public transport stop typically takes 15 minutes, placing the area around the middle for its level.
15
Higher than 53% 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.
91
Higher 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 Wonthaggi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21970/north-wonthaggi/topic/transport