3.8% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mount Waverley - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mount Waverley - North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over a third of workers in Mount Waverley - North now work from home, a huge increase since 2011. This shift is mirrored by a strong reliance on cars, with very few households living without a vehicle. While the area is well-connected for drivers, public transport use has fallen significantly over the last decade.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as only 3.8% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6% and has barely changed since 2011. Most households own at least two vehicles, with 44% having exactly two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mount Waverley - North, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 36.4%, which is far above the national figure of 21%. Meanwhile, those using public transport to get to work have fallen by 6.7 percentage points since 2011 to just 3.1%.
36.4% ▲ +698.3%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.1% ▼ -68.0%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 has 54 public transport stops and 8 routes, which is more than many similar areas. However, it has only 3.36 stops per 1,000 people, which is well below the Victorian average of 4.41.
54
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.36
Lower than 64% 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).
984.0
Higher than 57% 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).
8
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
35,338
Higher than 79% 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).
128,447
Higher than 76% 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).
65
Higher than 63% 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.
Getting to the city by car is relatively quick, with a typical drive time of 19 minutes. Residents also enjoy easy access to transport, with a short 2-minute walk to the nearest stop.
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.
19
Lower than 63% 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 Mount Waverley - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212051323/mount-waverley-north/topic/transport