6.3% ▲ +151.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Watchem · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Watchem
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has become a major feature of life in Watchem, where 40% of people now do their jobs from their own residence. This is far above the national figure of 21%, marking a significant shift in how the local workforce operates. Most residents rely on cars to get around, though a small number of homes have no motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6.3% of homes in Watchem have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. Among those who do own vehicles, the split is nearly even between households with one or two cars.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Watchem splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (30%) and 2 vehicles (30%), with 3 vehicles at 26%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one in Watchem uses public transport to get to work, which is well below the Australian figure of 3.1%. Half the workforce drives to work, while 13.3% walk.
40.0% ▲ +30.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
There are 16.13 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Victorian average. However, actual service is very limited, with weekly departures far below the state figure.
2
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
16.13
Higher than 90% 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).
96.8
Higher than 68% 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).
1
Higher than 71% 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.
Residents typically spend 18 minutes walking to the nearest public transport stop, which is around the middle for similar areas.
18
Higher 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.
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 Watchem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22714/watchem/topic/transport