Pimpinio · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Pimpinio

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Almost every household in Pimpinio owns a car, with over half of homes keeping three or more vehicles. This high level of car ownership reflects a rural lifestyle where private transport is essential for daily life.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Car ownership is very high here, with 30.8% of homes having three vehicles and 23.1% having four or more. No households in the area are without a motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 6.5%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Pimpinio, the largest group is 3 vehicles at 38%, followed by 4 or more (29%) and 2 vehicles (19%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Most people drive to work, with 61.8% as the driver and 5.6% as a passenger. Around 21.3% work from home, while no one uses public transport to get to their job.

21.3% ▲ +2.8%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.8%
  • 2016: 10.5%
  • 2021: 21.3%

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: 0.0%
  • 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.

How people get to work

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In Pimpinio, Car (driver) is the majority at 65%; Worked at home is next at 23%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Pimpinio has 4 public transport stops and 3 routes, which is higher than most similar areas. However, the 204.2 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure.

20.94

Higher than 93% 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).

204.2

Higher than 73% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting to a stop is difficult for many, as the typical walk to the nearest one takes 43 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.

43

Higher than 75% 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 Pimpinio [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22072/pimpinio/topic/transport