4.6% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Carrum Downs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Carrum Downs
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes in Carrum Downs go without a car compared to the state average, with only 4.6% of households lacking a vehicle. This heavy reliance on cars is reflected in the way people get to work, as the vast majority of residents drive.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own multiple cars, with 40.1% having two and another 18.7% owning three or more. This explains why the proportion of homes with no motor vehicle is much lower than the Victorian figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Carrum Downs splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 65% of residents, while only 1.2% use public transport. Though the number of people working from home rose 13 points since 2011 to reach 14.5%, this is still far below the state figure of 25.7%.
14.5% ▲ +703.9%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.2% ▼ -61.3%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 105 public transport stops, which is more than about 91% of similar areas, though all services are buses. This provides a high number of weekly departures per person, which is a little above the Victorian figure.
105
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.78
Higher than 57% 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).
1,503.3
Higher than 73% 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).
6
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
21,976
Higher than 66% 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).
48,541
Higher than 53% 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.
It is very quick to reach a stop, with a typical walk of just 2 minutes, which is lower than most areas. However, the drive time to the city is 33 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
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.
33
Higher than 61% 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 Carrum Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214011370/carrum-downs/topic/transport