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.
The Cove · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in The Cove
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Zero public transport stops serve the people of The Cove, making it an area entirely dependent on private vehicles. This lack of infrastructure is stark compared to the rest of Victoria, leaving residents with no local transit options for their daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The most common motor vehicles per home is No vehicle at 0%, ahead of 1 vehicle (0%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The most common how people get to work is Car (driver) at 24%, ahead of Worked at home (18%).
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
There are no public transport routes or stops in the area. This means weekly departures and stop counts are far below the Victorian figures.
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.
The lack of local services is reflected in the walk to the nearest stop, which takes 78 minutes. This is among the highest walking times for similar areas.
78
Higher than 95% 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
- 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 The Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22497/the-cove/topic/transport