6.9% —
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kew - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Kew - West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 40% of workers in Kew - West work from home, a figure far above the national average. This strong trend toward remote work is matched by an exceptionally high number of public transport departures, making the area very well connected for those who do travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have one or two cars, though 6.9% of households have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Kew - West splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (41%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 39.9%, far above the Victoria figure of 25.7%. Around 3.2% of the workforce use public transport to get to work, which is higher than most areas.
39.9% —
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.2% —
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 very well served with 17 public transport routes and 2,473 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure far above the state average. Most of these services are buses, with trams making up the rest.
52
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.99
Lower than 55% 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).
2,473.0
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).
17
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
28,609
Higher than 74% 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).
168,298
Higher than 82% 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).
45
Lower than 74% 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 fast, with a typical drive time of only 10 minutes. It is also easy to access transit, as the walk to the nearest stop takes only 3 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.
10
Lower than 88% 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011522/kew-west/topic/transport