3.7% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Viewbank · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Viewbank
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost half of Viewbank households own two motor vehicles, making cars the dominant way to get around. While most people rely on driving, a very high number of residents work from home compared to other areas. This blend of car reliance and remote work defines how people move through the suburb.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 3.7% of homes lack a motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian and national figures. Most households have at least two cars, with 47.1% owning exactly two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Viewbank, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 47%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 34.7% of residents doing so, which is far above the national average. This high rate of remote work is a key feature, as only 2% of people commute using public transport.
34.7% ▲ +833.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% ▼ -68.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 2.0%
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.
Viewbank has 23 public transport stops and two routes, both of which are more than most similar areas. However, the 67-minute trip to the city is higher than in most areas, and all local services are buses.
23
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.27
Higher than 70% 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).
892.9
Higher than 86% 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).
2
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
34,772
Higher than 86% 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).
70,431
Higher than 72% 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).
67
Higher than 69% 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.
A four-minute walk to the nearest stop is lower than in most areas. Additionally, the 20-minute drive time to the city is much lower than in most similar places.
4
Lower than 71% 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.
20
Lower than 83% 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 Viewbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22633/viewbank/topic/transport