14.6% —
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Reservoir - South East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Reservoir - South East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all homes in Reservoir - South East have one motor vehicle, though this area is notable for having far more households without a car than the national average. It is a highly connected hub where a huge number of people can be reached via public transport within 45 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Roughly 14.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. Most households rely on a single car, while 27.1% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Reservoir - South East, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (27%) and No vehicle (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 27.9% of people doing so—a figure well above the national average. Those who do commute are slightly more likely to use public transport than residents in most other areas.
27.9% —
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.4% —
Higher than 78% 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.
Public transport access is excellent, with 7.89 stops per 1,000 people, far above the Victorian average. Weekly departures are also among the highest for similar areas, though the transit time to the city is higher than most.
101
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.
7.89
Higher than 86% 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).
3,005.6
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).
8
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
58,713
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).
203,080
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).
63
Higher than 59% 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 relatively quick, with a drive time of 16 minutes, which is lower than most areas. Residents also enjoy a short walk to the nearest stop, typically taking just 3 minutes.
3
Lower than 71% 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 Reservoir - South East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209021525/reservoir-south-east/topic/transport