8.3% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Malvern - Glen Iris · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Malvern - Glen Iris
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 43% of people who work in Malvern - Glen Iris do so from home, which is far above the national figure. This area is highly connected, with a very short walk to public transport and a quick 11-minute drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most households have one or two vehicles, though the share of homes without a car has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Malvern - Glen Iris, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 46%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and No vehicle (8%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, rising 37 points since 2011 to reach 42.7%. Meanwhile, the 5.1% of people who commute by public transport is a little above the national figure, though this has fallen significantly over the last decade.
42.7% ▲ +684.7%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.1% ▼ -73.3%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 readily available, with 98 stops and 13 routes, placing the area among the best for accessibility. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the Victorian figure, with trams making up the vast majority of services.
98
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.84
Higher than 58% 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).
2,628.1
Higher than 86% 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).
13
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
48,694
Higher than 86% 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).
292,770
Higher than 88% 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).
45
Lower than 74% 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 very fast, with a typical drive time of just 11 minutes. Residents also enjoy an exceptionally short walk to the nearest transport stop, usually taking only one minute.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
11
Lower than 86% 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 Malvern - Glen Iris [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208041194/malvern-glen-iris/topic/transport