5.8% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Camberwell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Camberwell
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home is a defining part of daily life in Camberwell, where 44.2% of people now do their jobs from home. This shift is a major change for the area, as the number of home-based workers rose 38 points since 2011. The suburb's high transit access and short drive times make it well-connected for those who still travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes in Camberwell have one or two cars, with 39.4% having one and 38.8% having two. Only 5.8% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is a little below the Victorian average and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Camberwell splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (39%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Almost 44.2% of the workforce works from home, which is far above the national figure of 21%. While 3.8% of people use public transport to get to work, this is about the same as the state average but represents a sharp 11 point fall since 2011.
44.2% ▲ +593.5%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.8% ▼ -74.5%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 3.8%
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.
Camberwell has excellent transit links, with 123 stops and 11 routes, making it larger than about 69% of similar areas. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far above the Victorian average, with trams being the most common mode at 69.7%.
123
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.79
Higher than 71% 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).
2,592.9
Higher than 86% 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).
36,916
Higher than 80% 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).
129,495
Higher than 76% 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).
50
Lower than 66% 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.
The drive time to the city is just 15 minutes, which is lower than most areas. However, the 6-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in many other similar locations.
6
Higher than 57% 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 Camberwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011149/camberwell/topic/transport