0.7% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Narre Warren North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Narre Warren North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few households in Narre Warren North go without a car, with only 0.7% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This makes it one of the areas with the lowest rates of carless homes in the region. Most residents rely heavily on private cars for their daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 88.9% of homes owning two or more vehicles. The number of homes without a car has remained steady since 2011, staying well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Narre Warren North, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 4 or more (28%) and 3 vehicles (24%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, while working from home has risen sharply to 23.3% since 2011. Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 0.6%, which is much lower than most other areas.
23.3% ▲ +246.2%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -67.0%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 options are limited, with only 2.43 stops per 1,000 people, a figure far below the state average. All public transport in the area is provided by buses, but weekly departures are far below the Victorian average.
20
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.43
Lower than 75% 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).
376.3
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).
10
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
8,241
Lower than 78% 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).
8,241
Lower than 87% 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 on foot is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 36 minutes, which is much higher than in most areas. The drive time to the city is 34 minutes, also higher than most areas.
36
Higher than 88% 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.
34
Higher than 62% 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).
More for Narre Warren North
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Narre Warren North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212021299/narre-warren-north/topic/transport