3.5% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Templestowe Lower · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Templestowe Lower
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in Templestowe Lower than in most other areas, with 33.5% of workers doing so. This high rate of home-based work defines the local transport landscape, where car use remains dominant and public transport is used for only a small fraction of commutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 44.8% of homes owning two vehicles and only 3.5% having none. This lack of car-free households is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Templestowe Lower, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose 29 points since 2011 to reach 33.5%, which is far above the Australian figure of 21%. Meanwhile, those using public transport to get to work fell to 2.6%, a figure about the same as the state and national levels.
33.5% ▲ +667.6%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.6% ▼ -68.1%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 has 24 public transport routes, which is more than about 91% of similar areas, and weekly departures per 1,000 people are well above the Victorian average. All of these services are bus-based, as there are no trains, trams, or ferries.
63
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.44
Higher than 52% 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).
1,846.1
Higher than 80% 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).
24
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
14,191
Lower than 55% 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).
59,382
Higher than 59% 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).
61
Higher than 55% 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.
A 16-minute drive to the city is lower than most areas, making it a relatively quick trip. For those using transit, the typical walk to the nearest stop is about 5 minutes.
5
Higher than 50% 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.
16
Lower than 71% 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 Templestowe Lower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207021160/templestowe-lower/topic/transport