4.5% ▼ -25.4%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Edithvale - Aspendale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Edithvale - Aspendale
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 45% of homes in Edithvale - Aspendale have two motor vehicles, reflecting a strong reliance on cars in this area. While most households own a vehicle, there has been a massive shift in how people get to work, with working from home becoming far more common since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 4.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%. This is a decrease from 2011, when 6.1% of households were without a car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Edithvale - Aspendale, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 33.6% of people doing so—far above the national figure of 21%. This rise is stark compared to 2011, when only 4.2% worked from home, while public transport use for commuting fell to 2.5%.
33.6% ▲ +706.5%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.5% ▼ -75.1%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 access is limited, with only 3.69 stops per 1,000 people, which is a little below the Victorian average. This is reflected in the travel time to the city, which takes 80 minutes—much higher than most areas.
50
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.69
Lower 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).
769.1
Lower than 51% 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).
6
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
13,563
Lower than 57% 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).
54,585
Higher than 57% 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).
80
Higher than 86% 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.
The typical drive time to the city is 28 minutes. Residents generally live within a 5-minute walk of their nearest public transport stop.
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.
28
Higher 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 Edithvale - Aspendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208031189/edithvale-aspendale/topic/transport