1.2% ▲ +15.1%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Strathfieldsaye · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Strathfieldsaye
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Strathfieldsaye owns a car, making it one of the most vehicle-dependent areas of its kind. This reliance on driving is reflected in the very low number of people using public transport to get to work. While the area has more stops than many similar places, service levels remain far below the state average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 1.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households have multiple cars, with 48.2% owning two and another 18.3% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Strathfieldsaye, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 48%, followed by 1 vehicle (21%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose 13 points since 2011 to reach 17.8%, though this is still well below the state figure of 25.7%. Commuting by public transport is much lower than most areas, with just 0.4% of workers using it.
17.8% ▲ +253.6%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -66.5%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 0.4%
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.
Strathfieldsaye has 5.88 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the Victorian average of 4.41. Despite this, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure, and the only available mode is the bus.
63
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.88
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
416.9
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
5
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 111 minutes, which is among the highest for similar areas. It also takes longer than usual to reach the nearest stop, with a typical walk of 10 minutes.
10
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
111
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Strathfieldsaye [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202011024/strathfieldsaye/topic/transport