2.8% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
The Basin · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in The Basin
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Most households in The Basin rely heavily on cars to get around, with nearly 47% of homes owning two vehicles. While public transport options are available, the area is primarily car-dependent for daily travel and commuting.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes here go without a car, with only 2.8% having no motor vehicle. This is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In The Basin, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 47%, followed by 1 vehicle (23%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 55.8% of residents. Working from home is also common at 22.2%, which is a little above the national figure.
22.2% ▲ +492.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -66.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 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.
The area has 15 public transport stops and 3 routes, which is more than most similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state average.
15
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.34
Higher than 71% 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).
575.9
Higher than 80% 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).
3
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
4,345
Higher than 50% 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).
27,905
Higher than 54% 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.
It takes about 33 minutes to drive to the city, which is lower than most areas. The walk to the nearest transport stop takes around 8 minutes.
8
Lower than 57% 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 The Basin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22496/the-basin/topic/transport