2.3% ▲ +27.4%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Aspendale Gardens - Waterways · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Aspendale Gardens - Waterways
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost half of all homes in Aspendale Gardens - Waterways have two motor vehicles, marking it as a very car-dependent area. While most people rely on cars, there has been a huge shift toward working from home over the last decade. This change is reflected in the low number of people using public transport to commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few households here get by without a car, with only 2.3% having no motor vehicle. This is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Aspendale Gardens - Waterways, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (24%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 27.4%, which is well above the national figure and a 25 point increase since 2011. Meanwhile, those using public transport to get to work have fallen to just 1.5%.
27.4% ▲ +937.0%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -72.9%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 1.5%
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.
Public transport options are limited, with 2.6 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the state average. All available public transport routes in the area are buses.
23
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.60
Lower than 74% 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).
661.2
Lower than 56% 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).
8,853
Lower than 76% 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).
14,246
Lower than 79% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The typical walk to the nearest stop takes about 5 minutes. For those travelling into the city, the drive time is around 30 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.
30
Higher than 58% 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 Aspendale Gardens - Waterways [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208031183/aspendale-gardens-waterways/topic/transport