6.2% —
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Melton South - Weir Views · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Melton South - Weir Views
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A long 35-minute drive to the city is typical for Melton South - Weir Views, where most people rely on cars to get around. While there are 17 different public transport routes, the area has far fewer stops per person than the Victorian average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most similar areas. Most households keep one or two cars, with 40.8% having one and 38.3% having two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Melton South - Weir Views splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (41%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most workers drive themselves to work, accounting for 60.1% of trips. Only 13.7% work from home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 25.7%.
13.7% —
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.5% —
Higher than 71% 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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area has 46 public transport stops, but the number of stops per 1,000 people is well below the Victorian average. Buses are the main option, making up 95.5% of public transport use.
46
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.76
Lower than 72% 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).
758.2
Lower than 52% 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).
17
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
16,658
Higher than 53% 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).
16,658
Lower than 75% 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.
Getting to a nearby transport stop takes longer here than in most similar areas, with a typical walk of 8 minutes.
8
Higher than 64% 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.
35
Higher 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 Melton South - Weir Views [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213041578/melton-south-weir-views/topic/transport