6.1% ▼ -27.7%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Caulfield - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Caulfield - South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive 40.8% of workers in Caulfield - South now work from home, a far higher proportion than the national figure. This shift toward remote work occurs in an area with excellent city access, where a short 15-minute drive can get residents into the center of Melbourne.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, with 42.1% owning two. The share of households with no motor vehicle is 6.1%, which is a little below the Victorian figure and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Caulfield - South splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (42%) and 1 vehicle (38%), with 3 vehicles at 9%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is the most common way people get to work, which is far above the national figure. Those who do travel, 37.4% drive as the main driver, while 3.2% use public transport.
40.8% ▲ +627.0%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 40.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.2% ▼ -66.7%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 services are very frequent, with weekly departures per 1,000 people well above the state average. The area is well-connected, with 84 stops and 8 routes serving the community, mostly via tram and light rail.
84
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.65
Higher 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).
1,804.6
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).
8
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
87,415
Higher than 89% 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).
241,063
Higher than 87% 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).
54
Lower than 58% 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 quicker than in most similar areas, with a typical drive time of 15 minutes. A walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 5 minutes, which is around the middle for this level.
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.
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 Caulfield - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208021178/caulfield-south/topic/transport