Warrion · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Warrion

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

A very high number of public transport stops per person sets Warrion apart from similar areas. Despite this access, the area is heavily reliant on cars for travel. Not a single home here is without a motor vehicle, reflecting a deep dependence on private transport for daily life.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Every household in Warrion has at least one vehicle, which is well below the Victorian and national figures. Most homes have two or three cars, and 11.7% have four or more.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7%
  • 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 Warrion, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 3 vehicles (26%) and 1 vehicle (21%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Cars are the primary way to get to work for 61.5% of residents. While 17.6% work from home, this is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia, and no one here commutes by public transport.

17.6% ▼ -3.3%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.2%
  • 2016: 10.5%
  • 2021: 17.6%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4%
  • 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 Warrion, Car (driver) is the majority at 70%; Worked at home is next at 20%.

Public transport access

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

Warrion has 6 stops and one bus route, meaning there are 29.41 stops per 1,000 people—far above the state average. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian figure.

29.41

Higher than 97% 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).

294.1

Higher than 75% 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.

It is a very short walk to the nearest stop, taking only 3 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. However, the drive time to the city is 106 minutes, which is higher than most areas.

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.

106

Higher than 73% 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 Warrion [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22709/warrion/topic/transport