9.2% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Thomastown · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Thomastown
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Much higher rates of households without a car than most other areas define Thomastown, where 9.2% of homes have no motor vehicle. While the area is well-served by public transport, it remains a place where most people rely on cars to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 7.6%. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is a single vehicle in 40.1% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Thomastown, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Victoria, with 14.4% doing so compared to 25.7% statewide. Most people drive to work, though 4.2% use public transport, which is a little above the national figure.
14.4% ▲ +985.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.2% ▼ -46.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 infrastructure is among the largest for its level, with 114 stops and 10 routes. This provides 5.63 stops per 1,000 people, a figure well above the Victorian average of 4.41.
114
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.63
Higher than 80% 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).
1,682.3
Higher than 90% 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).
10
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
19,998
Higher than 74% 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).
104,228
Higher than 80% 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).
68
Higher than 71% 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 fast by car, with a drive time of 19 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also benefit from a very short walk to the nearest stop, typically taking only 3 minutes.
3
Lower than 79% 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.
19
Lower than 84% 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 Thomastown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22504/thomastown/topic/transport