23.1% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
Simpsons Creek · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Simpsons Creek
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A shift toward flexible work is evident in Simpsons Creek, where 23.1% of people now work from home. This is a little above the national figure and reflects a move away from traditional commuting in this rural area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The most common motor vehicles per home is 2 vehicles at 22%, ahead of 3 vehicles (22%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Simpsons Creek splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (36%) and 3 vehicles (36%), with 1 vehicle at 27%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people here drive to work, with 73.1% as the driver and 11.5% as a passenger. No one uses public transport to commute, which is well below the national figure of 3.1%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Public transport is non-existent here, with zero routes or stops. This puts the area far below the Victorian average of 4.41 stops per 1,000 people.
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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 a transit stop is a significant challenge in Simpsons Creek, as the typical walk to the nearest one takes 56 minutes. This is much higher than in most other areas.
56
Higher than 83% 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 Simpsons Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22284/simpsons-creek/topic/transport