3.0% ▼ -27.6%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Yarra Valley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Yarra Valley
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged in Yarra Valley, with the figure rising 11 points since 2011 to reach 16.2%. Despite this shift, the area remains heavily reliant on cars, and only 3% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here own multiple cars, with 37.3% having two and 13.2% owning four or more. Only 3% of households are without a vehicle, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Yarra Valley, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Cars are the primary way to get to work, with 60.6% of people driving. Very few residents use public transport, and the 0.5% who do is much lower than most other areas.
16.2% ▲ +212.6%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -63.2%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 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.
Bus services are the only form of public transport available, but weekly departures are far below the Victorian figure. While there are 78 stops in the area, only two routes operate here.
78
Higher than 79% 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).
563.6
Lower than 59% 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).
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
16,799
Higher than 53% 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).
16,799
Lower than 75% 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.
Reaching the city takes 65 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. Access is further limited by a 20-minute walk to the nearest stop, also much higher than most places.
20
Higher than 79% 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.
65
Higher than 79% 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 Yarra Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211051286/yarra-valley/topic/transport