1.4% ▼ -49.4%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cranbourne South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Cranbourne South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in Cranbourne South relies on a car to get around, with only 1.4% of homes having no motor vehicle. This heavy dependence on driving is mirrored in the daily commute, where very few people use public transport and most residents face a 43-minute drive to reach the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with half of all homes owning two vehicles and nearly 12% having four or more. The proportion of homes without a car is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Cranbourne South, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 49%, followed by 1 vehicle (21%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen to 18.2% since 2011, though this is still a little below the Australian figure of 21.0%. Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 1.2%, which is lower than most areas.
18.2% ▲ +152.8%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.2% ▼ -37.7%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 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.
While there are 68 public transport stops and 7 routes, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian figure. All available public transport is provided by buses.
68
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.91
Lower than 56% 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).
520.1
Lower than 61% 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).
7
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
17,400
Higher than 55% 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).
17,400
Lower than 74% 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 more difficult than in most areas, as it takes a typical resident 8 minutes to walk to the nearest stop.
8
Higher than 64% 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.
43
Higher than 70% 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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212031303/cranbourne-south/topic/transport