9.2% ▼ -24.9%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Murrumbeena · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Murrumbeena
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home is a defining feature of daily life in Murrumbeena, where 39% of residents now do their jobs from their own house. This shift is part of a broader trend toward flexibility, though the area remains exceptionally well-connected to the city by public transport.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.2% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. While this is a little above the national figure of 7.4%, the number of car-free homes has fallen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Murrumbeena, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and No vehicle (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The number of people working from home rose 36 percentage points since 2011, far above the Victorian figure. Meanwhile, those commuting by public transport fell to 5.4%, though this remains a little above the national average.
39.0% ▲ +1081.3%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.4% ▼ -72.3%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 is very accessible here, with 5.12 stops per 1,000 people, which is higher than most areas. Weekly departures are well above the state average, and the area has 14 different routes available.
48
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.12
Higher than 62% 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).
1,913.5
Higher than 82% 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).
14
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
35,466
Higher than 79% 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).
214,979
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).
49
Lower than 68% 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 faster than in most areas, with a typical drive time of 18 minutes. Local access is also easy, with the walk to the nearest transport stop taking only 2 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
18
Lower than 66% 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 Murrumbeena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208021181/murrumbeena/topic/transport