1.6% —
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Doreen - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Doreen - South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 1.6% of homes in Doreen - South have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This heavy reliance on cars defines the local transport landscape, where most households own two or more vehicles and the vast majority of workers commute by car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, with 52.6% owning two vehicles and 13.1% owning three. Very few households get by without a car compared to the rest of the country.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Doreen - South, 2 vehicles is the majority at 53%; 1 vehicle is next at 28%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work, with 57.1% of people being the driver. Working from home is also common at 22.4%, which is a little above the national figure.
22.4% —
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.2% —
Higher than 55% 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 is limited to buses, with only 3 routes and 33 stops in the area. This means there are far fewer stops per person than in the typical Victorian suburb.
33
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.15
Lower than 67% 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).
794.0
Lower than 51% 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).
3
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
19,925
Higher than 61% 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).
68,458
Higher than 62% 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.
While it is a quick one-minute walk to the nearest stop for many, the drive time to the city is 34 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
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.
34
Higher than 62% 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 Doreen - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041528/doreen-south/topic/transport