Cranbourne North - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Cranbourne North - East

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Almost every household in Cranbourne North - East owns a car, making it one of the most vehicle-dependent areas of its type. Only 1.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. This heavy reliance on cars is reflected in how people travel and the limited frequency of local public transport.

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📍 Cranbourne North - East, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Cars are central to life here, with 52% of homes owning two vehicles and 15.2% having three. Very few households get by without a car, a rate far lower than the 7.6% seen across Victoria.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Cranbourne North - East, 2 vehicles is the majority at 52%; 1 vehicle is next at 24%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 60.7% of people as the driver. While 19.6% of residents work from home, this is a little below the Australian figure of 21.0%.

1.6%

Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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.

How people get to work

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In Cranbourne North - East, Car (driver) is the majority at 70%; Worked at home is next at 22%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport is limited, with only 2.27 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the Victorian average of 4.41. This lack of infrastructure is seen in the weekly departures per 1,000 people, which are also far below the state figure.

29

Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

2.27

Lower than 77% 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).

452.3

Lower than 64% 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).

12,772

Lower than 60% 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).

37,178

Lower 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

The drive time to the city is 38 minutes, which is higher than most areas. However, the walk to the nearest stop is very short, taking just one minute, which is much lower than most areas.

1

Lower than 93% 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.

38

Higher than 66% 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 North - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212031559/cranbourne-north-east/topic/transport