2.0% ▼ -35.2%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Eltham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Eltham
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 47% of Eltham homes have two motor vehicles, making car ownership a central part of local life. While the area is well-equipped with vehicles, there has been a massive shift in how people work, with over a third of the workforce now staying home rather than commuting.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 2% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Car ownership is high here, with 10.1% of homes owning four or more vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Eltham, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 47%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 35.9%, far above the Victorian average of 25.7%. This shift is mirrored by a drop in public transport use for work, which fell 4.5 percentage points since 2011 to just 1.7%.
35.9% ▲ +593.8%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.7% ▼ -72.3%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 1.7%
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.
Eltham has 70 public transport stops and 10 routes, more than most similar areas. However, the 78-minute transit time to the city is much higher than in other areas, and the 2.99 stops per 1,000 people is well below the state figure.
70
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.99
Lower than 70% 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).
1,311.9
Higher than 68% 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).
10
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
23,444
Higher than 69% 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).
44,251
Higher than 50% 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).
78
Higher than 83% 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.
The drive time to the city is 24 minutes, which is around the middle for its level. Residents generally have a longer walk to the nearest stop than people in most other areas, taking about 8 minutes.
8
Higher than 64% 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.
24
Lower than 52% 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 Eltham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209031209/eltham/topic/transport