1.2% —
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Narre Warren South - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Narre Warren South - East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in Narre Warren South - East relies on a car, with only 1.2% of homes having no motor vehicle. This heavy dependence on driving is mirrored in the commute, where nearly 60% of workers drive themselves to work. While working from home has surged to 20.1%, the area remains largely car-reliant for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, and it is among the lowest in the region for homes without a vehicle. Most households have multiple cars, with 44.3% owning two and 21.9% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Narre Warren South - East, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 3 vehicles (22%) and 1 vehicle (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 1.3%, which is a little below the national figure. This decline in transit use is partly offset by a jump in working from home, which rose 16 points since 2016.
20.1% —
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% —
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 has 41 public transport stops, but they are all buses. With only 3.12 stops per 1,000 people, this is well below the Victorian figure, and weekly departures are also well below the state average.
41
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.12
Lower than 68% 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).
790.1
Lower than 51% 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).
5
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
24,406
Higher than 71% 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).
53,891
Higher than 57% 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.
A typical trip to the city takes 34 minutes, which is longer than in most areas. However, the walk to the nearest transport stop is quite short, usually taking only 2 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Narre Warren South - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212031457/narre-warren-south-east/topic/transport