3.8% ▼ -35.7%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Chelsea Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Chelsea Heights
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than half of the working population in Chelsea Heights drive themselves to work. It is a car-dependent area where only 3.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 44.3% having two vehicles and 12.4% owning three. The proportion of homes without a car has fallen to 3.8%, a figure much lower than in most other areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Chelsea Heights, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged since 2011 to reach 24.4%, which is well above the national average. Conversely, public transport use for commuting has fallen to just 1%, a little below the state and national figures.
24.4% ▲ +1151.5%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -78.4%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 1.0%
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.
There are 7.6 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Victorian average. Despite these 41 stops and high departure rates, all available transit is via bus, and the number of people reachable within 30 minutes is smaller than in about 89% of similar areas.
41
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.60
Higher than 86% 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).
1,744.5
Higher than 78% 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).
7
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
5,393
Lower than 88% 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).
26,278
Lower than 65% 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.
Walking to the nearest stop is quick, taking only 2 minutes, which is lower than most areas. However, the 31-minute drive time to the city is higher than in most other areas.
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.
31
Higher than 59% 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 Chelsea Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208031187/chelsea-heights/topic/transport