4.6% ▼ -19.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Patterson Lakes · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Patterson Lakes
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over a quarter of working residents in Patterson Lakes work from home, reflecting a lifestyle where many avoid a daily commute. While the area has a high number of public transport stops, the vast majority of people still rely on cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 43% owning two vehicles. Only 4.6% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Patterson Lakes, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here at 24.9%, which is well above the Australian figure of 21%. This helps explain why only 1.0% of the workforce uses public transport, a figure that is a little below the state and national averages.
24.9% ▲ +530.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -72.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 1.0%
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.
Patterson Lakes has a high number of public transport stops and routes compared to similar areas, though all services are bus-based. Despite this, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Victorian figure.
29
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.72
Higher than 72% 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).
526.5
Higher than 79% 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).
5
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
12,032
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
17,425
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Daily travel is relatively convenient, with a typical 4 minute walk to the nearest stop and a drive time to the city of 33 minutes, both of which are lower than in most areas.
4
Lower than 71% 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.
33
Lower than 71% 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Patterson Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22047/patterson-lakes/topic/transport