3.2% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mooroolbark · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mooroolbark
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few people in Mooroolbark get around without a car, with only 3.2% of homes having no motor vehicle. This low figure is well below the Victorian average, reflecting a community where private transport is essential for daily life. While many people now work from home, the area remains heavily reliant on cars for commuting and travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, as 43.3% of homes have two vehicles and 24.6% have three or more. Only 3.2% of households are without a car, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and remains well below the national average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mooroolbark, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has jumped 19 points since 2011 to reach 22.1%, which is a little above the national figure. In contrast, only 1.2% of residents use public transport to get to work, which is a little below the state and national averages.
22.1% ▲ +600.5%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.2% ▼ -75.0%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 1.2%
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.
Mooroolbark has 20 public transport routes, which is more than about 88% of similar areas, but it has far fewer stops per person than the Victorian average. The time to get to the city by transit is among the highest for its level at 87 minutes.
47
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.03
Lower than 79% 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).
369.1
Lower than 67% 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).
20
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
23,146
Higher than 69% 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).
23,146
Lower than 68% 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).
87
Higher than 98% 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.
Travel times to the city are longer than in most areas, taking 33 minutes by car. Similarly, the walk to the nearest transport stop is 11 minutes, which is higher than in most areas.
11
Higher than 72% 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.
33
Higher than 61% 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 Mooroolbark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211051281/mooroolbark/topic/transport