1.9% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Rowville - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Rowville - North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer households live without a car in Rowville - North than in most similar areas. This car-dependent trend is reflected in the way people get to work, with very few using public transport. The area is heavily reliant on private vehicles for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 45% of homes owning two vehicles and 10.7% owning four or more. Only 1.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the Victorian average of 7.6% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Rowville - North, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (24%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is much more common here than in most areas, rising sharply from 2.7% in 2011 to 27.5% in 2021. This is well above the national figure, while public transport use for commuting is a little below the state and national rates at just 1.3%.
27.5% ▲ +928.0%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% ▼ -54.3%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 options are limited, with the area relying entirely on buses. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Victorian figure, and there are fewer transit stops per person than in most similar areas.
27
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.42
Lower than 63% 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).
407.7
Lower than 65% 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).
12
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
7,905
Lower than 80% 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).
7,905
Lower than 87% 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 about 28 minutes to drive to the city, which is around the middle for similar areas. However, walking to the nearest stop takes about 7 minutes, which is longer than in most areas.
7
Higher than 61% 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.
28
Higher than 55% 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 Rowville - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211011257/rowville-north/topic/transport