6.0% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Glen Waverley - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Glen Waverley - West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people can be reached by public transport from Glen Waverley - West than in 85% of similar areas. This accessibility is backed by a high number of transport stops and routes, though the area has seen a massive shift in how people get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have one or two cars, with 39.7% owning two. Only 6% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Glen Waverley - West splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) and 1 vehicle (38%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 32.1%, a figure far above the Australian average. While 4.1% of people commute by public transport, this is a little above the state figure but has fallen since 2011.
32.1% ▲ +756.2%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.1% ▼ -61.2%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 is well served by 31 different routes and 93 stops, with weekly departures well above the state average. However, the transit time to the city is 67 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
93
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.42
Higher than 52% 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).
1,733.7
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).
31
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
42,639
Higher than 84% 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).
147,855
Higher than 79% 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).
67
Higher than 66% 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 typical drive time to the city is 21 minutes. It takes longer than in most similar areas to walk to the nearest stop, taking about 6 minutes.
6
Higher than 57% 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.
21
Lower than 57% 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 Glen Waverley - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212051322/glen-waverley-west/topic/transport