10.7% —
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Glenroy - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Glenroy - East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of workers in Glenroy - East drive themselves to work, though the area is far more likely to be car-free than most other places. Around 10.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a mix of high car ownership for some and a strong reliance on other transport for others.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Many households here avoid owning a car, with 10.7% of homes having no vehicle. This is much higher than most areas and well above the Victorian figure of 7.6%. For those with cars, the most common setup is a single vehicle for 44.7% of homes.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Glenroy - East, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and No vehicle (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here at 24.2%, which is well above the national figure. Public transport use for commuting is 6.0%, a rate that is much higher than most similar areas and more than double the Victorian average.
24.2% —
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.0% —
Higher than 87% 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.
The area is well served by 65 public transport stops across 8 routes, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. While most users rely on buses, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is a little below the state average.
65
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.40
Higher than 51% 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).
1,035.4
Higher than 59% 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).
14,783
Lower than 53% 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).
97,267
Higher than 71% 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).
61
Higher than 55% 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 that is lower than most areas. Residents also have easy access to transit, with a walk to the nearest stop taking only 2 minutes on average.
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.
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 Glenroy - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210031535/glenroy-east/topic/transport