6.4% ▼ -30.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Nyah · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Nyah
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Nyah than in the rest of the country, with only 5.9% doing so. This highlights a strong reliance on physical travel for work in the area. Most residents depend on their own cars to get around, as there are no train services available.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes in Nyah have at least one car, with 37.9% owning two. About 6.4% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Nyah, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Cars are the primary way to get to work, with 67.7% of people driving and 8.7% travelling as passengers. No one uses public transport to commute, and the 5.9% who work from home is far below the national figure of 21%.
5.9% ▼ -31.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 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.
The area has 6 public transport stops and 4 routes, which is more than most similar areas. However, the 320.9 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian figure of 1,267.9.
6
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
11.19
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).
320.9
Higher than 75% 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.
Getting to the nearest stop is a challenge in Nyah, as the typical walk takes 41 minutes. This is much higher than most areas.
41
Higher than 74% 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.
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 Nyah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21992/nyah/topic/transport