Stonyford · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Stonyford

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

A steady reliance on private cars defines transport in Stonyford, where every single home owns at least one vehicle. The area's remoteness is clear, with a typical drive to the city taking 115 minutes, which is much longer than in most similar places.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Car ownership is universal here, with no homes lacking a motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%, while 39.3% of households keep two vehicles.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Stonyford, 2 vehicles is the majority at 55%; 3 vehicles is next at 30%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is common for 27.8% of residents, a figure well above the Australian average of 21.0%. Other workers rely almost entirely on cars, as no one uses public transport to get to work.

27.8%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 32.1%
  • 2021: 27.8%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

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.

How people get to work

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In Stonyford, Car (driver) is the majority at 67%; Worked at home is next at 33%.

Public transport access

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

Public transport is non-existent in Stonyford, with zero routes or stops serving the area. This puts the location far below the Victorian average for transport access.

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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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting around is dominated by private travel, especially given the long commute of 115 minutes to the city, which is much higher than most similar areas.

115

Higher than 78% 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)).
  • 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 Stonyford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22365/stonyford/topic/transport