20.0% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
South Yarra - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in South Yarra - West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short six-minute drive to the city and an abundance of transport options make South Yarra - West a place where many people choose not to own a car. This is reflected in the fact that 20% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the national figure of 7.4%.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About one in five homes here have no motor vehicle, a rate far above the 7.6% seen across Victoria. For those who do own cars, the most common arrangement is a single vehicle, found in 55.9% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In South Yarra - West, 1 vehicle is the majority at 56%; 2 vehicles is next at 21%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nearly half of workers—47.1%—work from home, which is far above the national figure of 21%. While this rose by 42 points since 2011, the share of people commuting by public transport fell to 7.2% over the same period.
47.1% ▲ +892.7%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.2% ▼ -68.8%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 7.2%
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.
Public transport is highly available, with 7,542.9 weekly departures per 1,000 people, far above the state figure of 1,267.9. Trams are the dominant mode, making up 81.8% of the network here.
36
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.60
Higher than 68% 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).
7,542.9
Higher than 93% 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).
13
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
131,629
Higher than 92% 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).
418,076
Higher than 90% 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).
31
Lower than 91% 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 around is easy, with the typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 3 minutes, which is lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is also among the lowest at just 6 minutes.
3
Lower 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.
6
Lower than 98% 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 South Yarra - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041125/south-yarra-west/topic/transport