7.0% ▼ -21.0%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Balwyn · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Balwyn
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short drive to the city and high rates of remote work shape daily travel in Balwyn. Nearly 38% of residents now work from home, which is far above the national figure. This shift is part of a larger change in how people get around this well-connected area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7% of homes in Balwyn have no motor vehicle, which is slightly lower than it was in 2011. Most households own either one or two cars, with 39.9% and 38.5% respectively.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Balwyn splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (39%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 38.4% since 2011, leaving it far above the Victorian average of 25.7%. Meanwhile, the number of people commuting by public transport has fallen sharply by 8.9 percentage points over the last decade.
38.4% ▲ +546.9%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.4% ▼ -72.2%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 3.4%
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.
Public transport is highly accessible, with weekly departures per 1,000 people being well above the state figure. The area is served by 11 routes and 62 stops, mainly via tram and bus services.
62
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.84
Lower than 57% 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).
1,588.2
Higher than 75% 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).
48,887
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).
187,940
Higher than 86% 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).
57
Lower than 52% 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 is relatively quick, with a typical drive time of 15 minutes. Residents also enjoy easy access to transit, as the walk to the nearest stop takes only 2 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
15
Lower than 74% 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 Balwyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011147/balwyn/topic/transport