11.3% ▼ -34.0%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Heidelberg West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Heidelberg West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost half of workers in Heidelberg West drive themselves to work, but the area also has a very high number of people working from home. It is a well-connected suburb where 11.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Far more homes here have no motor vehicle compared to most areas. While this figure fell 5.8 percentage points since 2011, it remains well above the Victorian average of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Heidelberg West, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and No vehicle (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged here, rising 25 percentage points since 2011 to reach 28%. This is well above the Australian figure of 21%.
28.0% ▲ +835.9%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.0% ▼ -66.0%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 3.0%
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.
Public transport is very accessible, with 103 stops and 15 routes, which is more than about 80% of similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the Victorian average, though the bus-only network takes 64 minutes to reach the city.
103
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.94
Higher than 82% 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).
2,856.2
Higher than 87% 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).
15
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
62,010
Higher than 87% 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).
166,789
Higher than 82% 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).
64
Higher than 61% 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 relatively quick at 16 minutes. Most residents live just a one-minute walk from their nearest transport stop, which is much lower than most areas.
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.
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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209011199/heidelberg-west/topic/transport