5.2% —
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Doncaster East - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Doncaster East - South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home is a major part of life in Doncaster East - South, where 32.1% of people do their jobs from the house. This far exceeds the national figure and is a huge jump from previous years. While most residents rely on cars, the area has strong bus links to the wider city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have at least one car, with 41% owning two vehicles and 41.7% owning one. Only 5.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Doncaster East - South splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (42%) and 2 vehicles (41%), with 3 vehicles at 8%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Remote work has surged here, rising 28 percentage points since 2016 to reach 32.1%. Meanwhile, the share of people commuting by public transport fell by 8.4 points to 3.5%, which is about the same as the national figure.
32.1% —
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.5% —
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 3.5%
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.
Bus travel is the only form of public transport here, with 16 different routes serving the area. This supports a high number of weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the Victorian figure.
62
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.01
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).
2,185.8
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).
16
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
40,268
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).
127,122
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).
58
Lower than 51% 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 typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 4 minutes. For those heading into the city, the usual drive takes 20 minutes.
4
Lower 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.
20
Lower than 60% 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 Doncaster East - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207021425/doncaster-east-south/topic/transport