7.1% ▼ -17.5%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Pascoe Vale South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Pascoe Vale South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people can be reached via public transport from Pascoe Vale South than in 90% of similar areas. This makes the suburb highly connected, though a striking 36% of residents now work from home, far above the national figure of 21%.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, with 40% owning two vehicles. About 7.1% of households have no motor vehicle, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Pascoe Vale South splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 36% since 2011, which is far above the state average. Meanwhile, those commuting by public transport fell 8.6 points over the same period to reach 3.3%.
36.0% ▲ +1010.6%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.3% ▼ -72.5%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 has 11 public transport routes and 50 stops, with weekly departures per 1,000 people being well above the Victorian figure. Buses and trams make up all the available transit options.
50
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.81
Higher than 58% 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).
1,802.9
Higher than 80% 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).
11
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
55,953
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
253,497
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
53
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the city by car takes only 14 minutes, which is much lower than most similar areas. The typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 5 minutes.
5
Higher than 50% 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.
14
Lower than 77% 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Pascoe Vale South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206011109/pascoe-vale-south/topic/transport