4.3% ▼ -33.5%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kew East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Kew East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home is a defining feature of daily life in Kew East, where nearly 39% of residents now avoid a daily commute. This shift is part of a broader trend toward flexibility in an area that remains very well connected to the city. Most households rely on cars, but the neighbourhood is supported by a high density of public transport options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is high, with 43.4% of homes keeping two vehicles and only 4.3% having none. This lack of car-free homes is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia, and the proportion has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Kew East, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (36%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
A huge 38.7% of people work from home, a figure far above the national average. This has coincided with a sharp drop in public transport commuting, which fell from 12% in 2011 to just 2.9% in 2021.
38.7% ▲ +664.2%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.9% ▼ -75.4%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 access is exceptional, with 6.17 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the state figure. Weekly departures are among the highest for similar areas, with buses and trams serving as the primary modes of travel.
40
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.17
Higher than 75% 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).
3,432.9
Higher than 87% 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).
40,644
Higher than 83% 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).
182,384
Higher than 85% 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.
Getting into the city is very fast, with a typical drive time of only 12 minutes. Accessibility is further improved by the fact that the walk to the nearest transit stop is among the shortest in the region.
0
Lower than 99% 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.
12
Lower than 83% 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 Kew East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011154/kew-east/topic/transport