8.6% ▼ -21.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ringwood · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Ringwood
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged in Ringwood, with nearly 30% of the workforce now doing so. This shift happens alongside a strong transport network that keeps the area well-connected. The suburb is a major transit hub, with a huge number of people reachable within 45 minutes by public transport.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though 8.6% of households have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Ringwood, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and No vehicle (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Almost 30% of people work from home, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. While 45.7% of workers drive, 3.7% use public transport, a rate much higher than most similar areas.
29.8% ▲ +824.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.7% ▼ -58.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 is a major feature here, with 6.42 stops per 1,000 people and weekly departures far above the state average. The area has 123 stops and 21 routes, making it one of the largest hubs for transit access.
123
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.42
Higher than 83% 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).
2,194.1
Higher than 93% 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).
21
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
84,168
Higher than 89% 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).
436,152
Higher than 91% 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).
49
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the city is relatively quick, with a 24-minute drive time that is much lower than most areas. Residents also enjoy very easy access to transit, with a typical one-minute walk to the nearest stop.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
24
Lower than 79% 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 Ringwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22174/ringwood/topic/transport