7.4% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Heidelberg - Rosanna · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Heidelberg - Rosanna
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 39% of people in Heidelberg - Rosanna work from home, a figure far above the national average. While many residents still rely on cars, the area has a strong public transport network that is much more frequent than in most other similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 44.2% owning one and 36.7% owning two. About 7.4% of households have no motor vehicle, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Heidelberg - Rosanna, 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 has surged since 2011, rising 35 points to 38.7% of the workforce. Public transport use for commuting is much higher than in most areas, though it fell 9.2 points over the last decade to 4.1%.
38.7% ▲ +873.6%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.1% ▼ -69.2%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
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.
The area is well served by 11 public transport routes and 73 stops, with weekly departures per 1,000 people being well above the Victorian figure. This accessibility means nearly 200,000 people can be reached within 45 minutes by transit.
73
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.55
Higher than 54% 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).
1,847.0
Higher than 80% 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).
11
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
49,624
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).
196,858
Higher than 86% 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).
55
Lower than 56% 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 to the city by car is quicker than in most areas, taking only 16 minutes. Residents also have easy access to transit, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 2 minutes.
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.
16
Lower than 71% 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 Heidelberg - Rosanna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209011198/heidelberg-rosanna/topic/transport