10.8% —
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Reservoir - North East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Reservoir - North East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Much higher rates of car-free living than most similar areas define Reservoir - North East, where 10.8% of homes have no motor vehicle. This trend is seen alongside a strong reliance on flexible work and public transport, with 27% of workers staying at home for their jobs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.8% of households here do not own a car, which is well above the Victorian figure of 7.6%. For those who do, the most common setup is a single vehicle, found in 46.6% of homes.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Reservoir - North East, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and No vehicle (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here at 27%, which is well above the national figure of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is also a little above the state and national averages at 5.7%.
27.0% —
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.7% —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 has more transport stops and routes than over half of similar areas, with 1,467 weekly departures per 1,000 people. This is a little above the Victorian figure, though the travel time to the city is higher than most areas.
62
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.19
Lower than 52% 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).
1,467.2
Higher than 73% 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).
8
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
14,795
Lower than 53% 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).
82,037
Higher than 66% 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).
66
Higher than 64% 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 quicker than for most areas, with a drive time of 17 minutes. It is also much easier to access a stop here, with a typical walk of just 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.
17
Lower than 69% 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 Reservoir - North East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209021523/reservoir-north-east/topic/transport