4.8% —
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Narre Warren - South West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Narre Warren - South West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Narre Warren - South West than the national figure, with 17.0% doing so. While most residents rely on cars, the area has a high number of public transport stops and frequent departures compared to other similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, as 41.1% of homes have two vehicles and only 4.8% have none. This lack of vehicle ownership is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia, and it has barely changed since 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Narre Warren - South West, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most workers drive, with 61.6% as the driver, while 17.0% work from home—a figure that rose 15 points since 2016. Only 2.6% of people use public transport to get to work, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
17.0% —
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.6% —
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 2.6%
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.
The area is well served by 17 routes and 81 stops, with weekly departures per 1,000 people being much higher than most similar areas. However, these services are mostly buses, and the transit time to the city is among the highest for this level.
81
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.49
Higher than 67% 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).
1,548.9
Higher than 74% 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).
17
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
14,758
Lower 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).
51,225
Higher than 55% 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.
It takes typically 31 minutes to drive to the city, which is higher than most areas. On foot, the walk to the nearest stop takes about 5 minutes, which is around the middle for its level.
5
Higher than 50% 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 Narre Warren - South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212021456/narre-warren-south-west/topic/transport