4.7% ▼ -17.3%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mount Waverley - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mount Waverley - South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 43% of working residents in Mount Waverley - South drive themselves to work, making the car the most common way to commute. While most homes own multiple cars, there has been a massive shift toward working from home. This trend is now far more common here than across Australia.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own at least one car, with 41% having two vehicles. Only 4.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mount Waverley - South, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (36%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 34.9%, a figure far above the Australian average and a 31 point rise since 2011. Meanwhile, 3.4% of people use public transport to get to work, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
34.9% ▲ +718.7%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.4% ▼ -65.6%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 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.
The area is well connected with 70 public transport stops and 15 routes, meaning far more people can be reached within 45 minutes by transit than in most similar areas. However, the number of stops per 1,000 people is a little below the Victorian average.
70
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.63
Lower than 60% 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).
1,225.8
Higher than 65% 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).
15
Higher than 78% 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).
205,073
Higher than 86% 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).
66
Higher than 64% 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 into the city is relatively quick with a typical drive time of 17 minutes. Residents also enjoy very convenient access to transit, with a typical one-minute walk to the nearest stop, 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.
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 Mount Waverley - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212051324/mount-waverley-south/topic/transport