5.0% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bayside · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Bayside
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in Bayside than in most other similar areas, with 43% of the workforce avoiding a daily commute. This high rate of home-based work is a standout feature of the local transport landscape, where the typical resident also enjoys very quick access to the city and public transport.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, and 41.9% have two. Only 5% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Bayside, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (37%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 43%, a figure far above the Australian average of 21%. Meanwhile, the share of people using public transport to get to work has fallen sharply from 9.6% in 2011 to just 2.4% in 2021.
43.0% ▲ +534.2%
Higher than 98% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 43.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.4% ▼ -74.9%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 2.4%
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.
The area is well served by transit, with 490 stops and 28 routes. With 1,409.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people, this is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Victorian figure.
490
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.84
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,409.5
Higher than 85% of council (lga) 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).
28
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is efficient, with a typical 5-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is 18 minutes, which is much lower than in most other areas.
5
Lower than 67% of council (lga) 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.
18
Lower than 76% of council (lga) 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).
More for Bayside
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Bayside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA20910/bayside/topic/transport