5.8% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cranbourne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Cranbourne
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people can be reached via public transport from Cranbourne than in about 65% of similar areas. While the suburb has a high number of transit routes, most residents still rely on cars to get around. Only 12% of the workforce now works from home, which is well below the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes in Cranbourne have at least one car, with 37.4% owning two. Only 5.8% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is a little below both the Victorian and Australian averages.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Cranbourne splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Cars are the main way to get to work, with 64% of people driving. Working from home rose by 10 points since 2011 to 12%, though this remains far below the Victorian figure of 25.7%.
12.0% ▲ +583.9%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.4% ▼ -48.6%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 2.4%
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.
Cranbourne has 78 public transport stops and 15 routes, which is more than about 80% of similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are well above the state figure, though the number of stops per person is a little below Victoria's.
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.
3.67
Lower than 60% 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).
1,720.2
Higher than 78% 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).
15
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
21,281
Higher than 64% 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).
78,141
Higher than 65% 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.
It takes 36 minutes to drive to the city, which is longer than in most areas. Similarly, the 7-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most other places.
7
Higher than 61% 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.
36
Higher than 64% 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 Cranbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212031300/cranbourne/topic/transport