1.4% ▲ +33.4%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Rowville - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Rowville - South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Just 1.4% of homes in Rowville - South have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure. This heavy reliance on cars is matched by a very low use of public transport for commuting. However, the area has seen a huge shift in how people work, with over a quarter of the workforce now working from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households are well-equipped for travel, with 46.6% owning two vehicles and 12.7% owning four or more. The proportion of homes without a car is among the lowest for similar areas and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Rowville - South, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 47%, followed by 1 vehicle (20%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged by 22 percentage points since 2011 to reach 25.2%, which is well above the Australian figure. Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.9%, a figure that is lower than most areas.
25.2% ▲ +694.7%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▼ -52.4%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 relies entirely on buses, but the number of stops per 1,000 people is well below the Victorian average. Weekly departures per person are also far below the state figure, and the area is smaller than most when measuring how many people can be reached within 30 to 45 minutes by transit.
36
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.47
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).
669.5
Lower than 55% 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).
18
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
10,375
Lower 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).
25,793
Lower than 65% 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.
The typical walk to the nearest stop takes 5 minutes. It takes about 26 minutes to drive to the city, which is around the middle for similar areas.
5
Higher than 50% 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.
26
Higher than 52% 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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211011258/rowville-south/topic/transport