3.0% ▼ -26.0%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wantirna · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Wantirna
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few households are without a car in Wantirna, where 97% of homes own at least one vehicle. This heavy reliance on cars is mirrored in the way people travel, with most residents driving or working from home rather than using public transport.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 48.3% of homes owning two vehicles and only 3% having none. This lack of car-free households is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Wantirna, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 48%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 27.8% since 2011, a figure well above the Australian average. Meanwhile, only 1.8% of the workforce uses public transport to get to work, which is a little below the national figure.
27.8% ▲ +786.6%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% ▼ -50.6%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 22 public transport routes, which is more than about 89% of similar areas, though all are bus services. Despite this, there are only 3.28 stops per 1,000 people, which is well below the Victorian average.
47
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.28
Lower than 65% 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).
1,249.8
Higher than 66% 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).
22
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
14,341
Lower than 55% 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).
44,049
Higher than 50% 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 transport stop takes 5 minutes. For those travelling further, the drive time to the city is 27 minutes, 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.
27
Higher 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 Wantirna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211011259/wantirna/topic/transport