1.8% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wattle Glen - Diamond Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Wattle Glen - Diamond Creek
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 1.8% of homes in Wattle Glen - Diamond Creek have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This heavy reliance on cars is mirrored in the way people get to work, though a striking 26.8% of the workforce now operates from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with 78.1% of households owning two or more vehicles. Very few homes get by without a car, and this low rate has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Wattle Glen - Diamond Creek, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (20%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged by 23 points since 2011 to reach 26.8%, which is well above the national figure. Conversely, those using public transport to get to work fell to 1.6%, slightly below the Victorian average.
26.8% ▲ +639.5%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% ▼ -67.9%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 49 public transport stops across 9 routes, but the number of stops per 1,000 people is well below the state average. Weekly departures are also well below the Victorian figure.
49
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.40
Lower than 64% 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).
935.8
Higher than 55% 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).
9
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
14,417
Lower than 54% 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).
24,888
Lower 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
A typical drive to the city takes 30 minutes. Residents enjoy easy access to transit, with the walk to the nearest stop taking only 2 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
30
Higher than 58% 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 Wattle Glen - Diamond Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209031215/wattle-glen-diamond-creek/topic/transport