6.0% ▲ +35.1%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Monash · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Monash
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Daily travel in Monash is heavily reliant on cars, with 64.9% of workers driving themselves to work. While the area has a high number of bus stops compared to most, the typical trip to the city by public transport takes a long 71 minutes. This makes the 17-minute drive to the city a much faster alternative for residents.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 39.6% owning two and 12.5% owning three. About 6.0% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011 and is about the same as the territory average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Monash splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen to 9.6%, though this remains far below the national figure of 21.0%. Public transport use for commuting is a little below the territory average at 3.3%, and has fallen slightly since 2011.
9.6% ▲ +301.0%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.3% ▼ -27.4%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.3%
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.
Monash has 6.56 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is much higher than most areas. However, it relies entirely on buses, and the number of people reachable within 30 minutes by transit is smaller than in about 88% of similar areas.
37
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.56
Higher than 78% 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).
1,225.2
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).
7
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
5,644
Lower than 87% 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).
29,888
Lower than 61% 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).
71
Higher than 73% 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.
A short 4-minute walk is typical to reach the nearest stop. For those heading into the city, the drive time is 17 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
4
Lower 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.
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 Monash [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071084/monash/topic/transport