2.9% ▼ -32.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Woodend · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Woodend
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people work from home in Woodend than in most similar areas, with 35% of the workforce avoiding a daily commute. This reflects a shift toward flexible work in a region where cars remain the primary way to get around. While public transport is available, the typical resident relies heavily on private vehicles.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every household here owns a car, with only 2.9% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. The most common arrangement is two vehicles per home, which is the case for 41% of residents.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Woodend, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far more common here than across Australia, at 35%. For those who do travel, 42.7% drive as the sole occupant. Only 1.8% use public transport to get to work, which is much higher than in similar areas but still a little below the state average.
35.0% ▲ +453.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% ▼ -73.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 1.8%
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.
Woodend has 6 public transport routes and 3 stops, which is more than most similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian average, and the train is the main service used by 81.7% of passengers.
3
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.45
Higher than 59% 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).
53.5
Higher than 63% 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).
6
Higher than 86% 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 drive time to the city is 47 minutes, which is lower than in most similar areas. For those using transit, it takes about 9 minutes to walk to the nearest stop, placing the area around the middle for its level.
9
Lower than 56% 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.
47
Lower than 63% 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 Woodend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22833/woodend/topic/transport