4.5% ▼ -26.3%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kilsyth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Kilsyth
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged to 19.7% of the workforce in Kilsyth since 2011. This shift comes as the area remains heavily reliant on cars, with very few people using public transport to get to work. Most households are well-equipped for driving, as the proportion of homes without a car has fallen over the last decade.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost 80% of households have one or two cars, and only 4.5% of Kilsyth homes have no motor vehicle. This is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Kilsyth, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 1.1% of people use public transport to get to work, which is lower than most areas and has fallen since 2011. Driving is the main choice, with 59.2% of workers as the driver.
19.7% ▲ +549.8%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -60.5%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 1.1%
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.
Kilsyth has 54 public transport stops, which is more than 63% of similar areas, though the 83-minute trip to the city is much higher than most. All transit services here are buses.
54
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.45
Higher than 66% 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).
944.5
Higher 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).
15
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
9,916
Lower than 71% 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).
32,968
Lower than 58% 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.
It takes 31 minutes to drive to the city, which is higher than most areas. However, the walk to the nearest stop is shorter than in most other places, taking just 3 minutes.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
31
Higher than 59% 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 Kilsyth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211051277/kilsyth/topic/transport