7.2% ▼ -17.4%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Highett (East) - Cheltenham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Highett (East) - Cheltenham
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over a third of workers in Highett (East) - Cheltenham now work from home, a massive shift that has fundamentally changed how people get around. While the area is well-connected with 27 public transport routes, most residents still rely on cars or their home offices for the daily grind.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own one or two cars, while 7.2% of homes have no motor vehicle. This figure is about the same as the state and national figures, though it has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Highett (East) - Cheltenham, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (37%) and 3 vehicles (8%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 33.9% of people doing so—well above the Victorian figure of 25.7%. This is a huge jump from 2011, and it comes as the proportion of people using public transport to get to work fell to 2.9%.
33.9% ▲ +914.1%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.9% ▼ -66.4%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 2.9%
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.
The area has 119 stops and 27 routes, which is among the largest for its level, and weekly departures per person are a little above the state figure. However, the transit time to the city is 78 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
119
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.94
Higher than 59% 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).
1,515.3
Higher than 74% 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).
27
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
24,085
Higher than 71% 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).
94,947
Higher than 70% 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).
78
Higher than 83% 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.
It takes about 22 minutes to drive to the city, which is around the middle for similar areas. A typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 4 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.
22
Lower than 55% 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 Highett (East) - Cheltenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208031188/highett-cheltenham/topic/transport