Ivanhoe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Ivanhoe

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

More than 41% of workers in Ivanhoe now work from home, a huge increase from just 5% in 2011. This shift makes the area one of the most remote-work friendly in the region, far above the national figure of 21%.

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📍 Ivanhoe, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes have one or two cars, though 7.4% of households have no motor vehicle. This is about the same as the state and national figures, and represents a 2.1 point fall since 2011.

7.4% ▼ -22.1%

Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 9.5%
  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 7.4%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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Ivanhoe splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (42%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 9%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is the most common way to earn a living here, far exceeding the Victorian average of 25.7%. Those who do commute mostly drive, as public transport use for work has fallen 11 points since 2011 to 3.4%.

41.1% ▲ +710.9%

Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 5.1%
  • 2016: 5.3%
  • 2021: 41.1%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

3.4% ▼ -76.6%

Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 14.7%
  • 2016: 17.7%
  • 2021: 3.4%

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.

How people get to work

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In Ivanhoe, the largest group is Worked at home at 48%, followed by Car (driver) (41%) and Walked (3%).

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport is highly accessible, with 230,220 people reachable within 45 minutes—a figure higher than about 90% of similar areas. There are 57 stops and 9 routes, with weekly departures per person sitting a little above the state average.

57

Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

4.58

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).

1,525.9

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).

27,310

Higher than 74% 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).

230,220

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).

49

Lower than 68% 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 is fast, with a typical drive time of 14 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. A walk to the nearest transport stop usually 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.

14

Lower than 77% 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 Ivanhoe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209011200/ivanhoe/topic/transport