2.9% —
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mernda - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mernda - North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 2.9% of homes in Mernda - North have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure. This makes it an area where almost every household relies on a car to get around. Most people here drive to work or use a home office, while very few use public transport.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 44.9% of homes owning two vehicles and 11.3% having three. Very few households get by without a car, a rate far lower than the Victorian average of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mernda - North, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (36%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most workers drive, with 57.3% acting as the driver and 20.7% working from home. This home-working rate is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains well below the Victorian figure of 25.7%.
20.7% —
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.9% —
Higher than 65% 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.
Local transit relies entirely on buses, as there are no trains, trams, or ferries. The area has 3.06 stops per 1,000 people, which is well below the Victorian average of 4.41.
35
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.06
Lower than 69% 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).
886.2
Higher than 53% 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).
7
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
27,726
Higher than 74% 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).
39,666
Lower than 53% 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 short 2-minute walk to the nearest stop, the drive time to the city is 33 minutes, which is higher than in 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.
33
Higher than 61% 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 Mernda - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041531/mernda-north/topic/transport