2.7% ▼ -46.2%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Healesville - Yarra Glen · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Healesville - Yarra Glen
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 2.7% of homes in Healesville - Yarra Glen lack a motor vehicle, highlighting how essential cars are for daily life in this area. This high level of car ownership is a key part of the local lifestyle, as the area is far from the city and has limited public transport options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home has a car, with 40% owning two vehicles and a further 28% owning three or more. This means far fewer homes are without a vehicle compared to the state figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Healesville - Yarra Glen, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, while 20.1% work from home—a figure that rose 13 points since 2011. Only 0.3% of the workforce use public transport, which is much lower than most other areas.
20.1% ▲ +198.9%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -73.2%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 is limited, with only 4 routes and a frequency of departures that is far below the Victorian figure. The 50 available stops are all for buses, as there are no trains or trams in the area.
50
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.55
Lower than 61% 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).
400.8
Lower 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).
4
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
14,065
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).
14,065
Lower than 79% 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.
Getting around without a car is difficult, as it takes about 51 minutes to walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is also much higher than in most other areas, taking around 58 minutes.
51
Higher 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.
58
Higher than 76% 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 Healesville - Yarra Glen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211051276/healesville-yarra-glen/topic/transport