2.8% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Donvale - Park Orchards · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Donvale - Park Orchards
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive jump in working from home defines the recent shift in Donvale - Park Orchards, where the number of people doing so rose 28 percentage points since 2011. This area is now far more reliant on private cars than the national average, with very few homes without a vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 2.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households are well-equipped for driving, with 42.5% owning two vehicles and 17.2% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Donvale - Park Orchards, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 34.6%, which is far above the Australian figure of 21%. In contrast, only 1.4% of workers use public transport, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
34.6% ▲ +408.2%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -71.3%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 1.4%
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.
Local transit is based entirely on buses, with 85 stops and 11 routes, which is more than most similar areas. However, the 89-minute trip to the city is among the highest for its level.
85
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.22
Higher 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).
1,587.6
Higher than 75% 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).
11
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
16,275
Higher than 51% 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).
25,929
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).
89
Higher than 99% 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.
The drive to the city typically takes 28 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas. It takes longer than most areas to reach the nearest stop on foot, with a typical walk of 7 minutes.
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 Donvale - Park Orchards [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211021261/donvale-park-orchards/topic/transport