5.6% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wantirna South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Wantirna South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged by 25 percentage points since 2011 in Wantirna South, where 28.5% of people now do their jobs from residence. This shift is well above the national figure of 21%. While the area has an abundance of transport stops, most residents still rely heavily on cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 41.1% of homes owning two vehicles and 14.2% owning three. Only 5.6% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Wantirna South, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
A little over half of workers drive themselves to work, while 28.5% work from home, a rate much higher than most areas. Only 1.7% use public transport to commute, which is a little below the national figure of 3.1%.
28.5% ▲ +663.9%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.7% ▼ -55.0%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 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.
The area has a high number of bus stops and routes, with 7.13 stops per 1,000 people, far above the state average of 4.41. However, the 83-minute trip to the city by transit is much higher than most areas.
128
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.13
Higher than 84% 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).
2,064.3
Higher than 85% 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).
32
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
39,545
Higher than 82% 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).
51,499
Higher than 55% 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).
83
Higher than 91% 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 have very quick access to transit, with a typical one-minute walk to the nearest stop, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 27 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas.
1
Lower than 93% 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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211011260/wantirna-south/topic/transport