2.4% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Monbulk - Silvan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Monbulk - Silvan
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Two cars are the most common sight in Monbulk - Silvan, where 39.1% of homes own exactly two vehicles. This is a heavily car-dependent area where very few people get around without a motor vehicle. The reliance on cars is mirrored in the daily commute, with more than half of all workers driving themselves to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 2.4% of homes here have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the Victorian average of 7.6% and has barely changed since 2011. Most households are well-equipped for travel, with 17.1% owning four or more vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Monbulk - Silvan, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (24%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has become much more common, rising 12 points since 2011 to reach 22.5%. Meanwhile, use of public transport for commuting is very rare at 0.5%, which is much lower than most other areas.
22.5% ▲ +124.8%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -66.2%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 to five bus routes and 27 stops. While the number of stops per person is about the same as across Victoria, the number of weekly departures is far below the state figure.
27
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.64
Higher than 55% 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).
692.1
Lower than 54% 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).
5
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
5,816
Lower than 87% 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).
5,816
Lower than 91% 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 is challenging for those without a car, with a typical 49-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is also much higher than most areas, taking about 51 minutes.
49
Higher than 92% 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.
51
Higher than 74% 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 Monbulk - Silvan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211051279/monbulk-silvan/topic/transport