7.6% ▼ -22.4%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ashwood - Chadstone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Ashwood - Chadstone
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged to 35.8% of the workforce in Ashwood - Chadstone since 2011, making it a standout feature of the area. While most residents rely on cars, there has been a shift in how people get around, with a significant drop in those commuting by public transport over the last decade.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the state and national figures. Most households own one or two cars, with 39.2% having two and 38.9% having one.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Ashwood - Chadstone splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (39%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
A huge 35.8% of people work from home, which is far above the national figure of 21.0%. Meanwhile, those using public transport to get to work fell 7.8 points since 2011 to reach 3.4%.
35.8% ▲ +951.8%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 35.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.4% ▼ -69.7%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 3.4%
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.
There are 64 public transport stops and 11 routes, but the 3.28 stops per 1,000 people is well below the Victorian average. All local public transport is provided by buses.
64
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.28
Lower than 65% 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).
1,001.3
Higher than 58% 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).
11
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
19,507
Higher 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).
75,133
Higher than 64% 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).
62
Higher than 57% 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.
The drive time to the city is 17 minutes, which is lower than most areas. It takes a typical resident about 5 minutes to walk to the nearest stop.
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.
17
Lower than 69% 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 Ashwood - Chadstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212051319/ashwood-chadstone/topic/transport