1.5% —
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mickleham - Yuroke · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mickleham - Yuroke
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A high level of car reliance marks Mickleham - Yuroke, where only 1.5% of homes lack a motor vehicle. This is well below the state and national figures, reflecting a community that depends heavily on private transport for daily life.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own multiple cars, with 52% having two vehicles and 12.8% owning three. The proportion of homes without a vehicle is much lower than most areas, though it has risen slightly since 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mickleham - Yuroke, 2 vehicles is the majority at 52%; 1 vehicle is next at 26%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 64.2% of people commuting as a driver. While working from home rose 13 points since 2016 to reach 16.2%, this is still well below the Victorian figure of 25.7%.
16.2% —
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.7% —
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 access is limited, with only 2.87 stops per 1,000 people, which is well below the Victorian average. All available transit is provided by buses, and weekly departures per person are far below the state figure.
67
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.87
Lower than 71% 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).
621.3
Lower than 57% 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).
5
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
23,374
Higher than 69% 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).
23,374
Lower than 68% 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.
It takes a typical 33 minutes to drive to the city, which is longer than most areas. However, walking to the nearest transit stop takes about 4 minutes, which is around the middle for its level.
4
Lower than 57% 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 Mickleham - Yuroke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210051445/mickleham-yuroke/topic/transport