5.3% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged by 38 percentage points since 2011 in Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury, where 44.1% of people now do so. This shift is part of a broader transport story for the area, which features a very short 15-minute drive to the city and strong transit links.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 40.8% owning two. Only 5.3% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is a little below the national average and has barely changed over the last decade.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (41%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
A huge 44.1% of people work from home, which is far above the national figure of 21%. Meanwhile, the number of people commuting by public transport has fallen 12 points since 2011 to just 3.7%.
44.1% ▲ +587.0%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.7% ▼ -76.8%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 is well connected, with 70 public transport stops and a weekly departure rate a little above the state figure. It is especially accessible for longer trips, as a transit trip of 45 minutes can reach over 228,000 people.
70
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.39
Higher than 51% 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).
1,372.6
Higher than 70% 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).
9
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
15,944
Higher than 50% 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).
228,804
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).
44
Lower than 76% 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 quick, with a drive time of 15 minutes which is lower than most areas. However, the 7-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in many other places.
7
Higher than 61% 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 Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011155/surrey-hills-canterbury/topic/transport