6.2% ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Meadow Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Meadow Heights
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has jumped by 11 percentage points since 2011 in Meadow Heights, where 12.5% of people now do so. While most residents rely on cars, the area has a high number of public transport stops compared to similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 37.2% owning two vehicles. About 6.2% of households have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most similar areas, though this figure has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Meadow Heights splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (33%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 65.5% of people. Only 2.6% use public transport, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and remains far below the 25.7% of Victorians who work from home.
12.5% ▲ +931.1%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.6% ▼ -49.6%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 64 public transport stops, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. However, the trip to the city takes 74 minutes, which is much higher than most areas, and all services are buses.
64
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.30
Higher than 50% 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).
1,140.0
Higher than 62% 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).
14,890
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).
43,407
Lower than 51% 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).
74
Higher than 77% 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.
Residents can usually walk to the nearest stop in just 3 minutes, which is lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is about 23 minutes, which is around the middle for its level.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
23
Lower than 54% 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 Meadow Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210051247/meadow-heights/topic/transport