20.2% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Yarra · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Yarra
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all working residents in Yarra now work from home, making it one of the most flexible areas in the country. The region is heavily reliant on a dense network of public transport and short commutes, with many households choosing to live without a car entirely.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 20.2% of homes in Yarra have no motor vehicle, which is far above the 7.6% seen across Victoria. Most households keep just one car, though the share of car-free homes fell slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Yarra, 1 vehicle is the majority at 54%; 2 vehicles is next at 21%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 46.9% of people doing so—far above the national figure of 21.0%. While 6.1% of people use public transport for their commute, this is much higher than most other areas.
46.9% ▲ +923.0%
Higher than 96% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.1% ▼ -72.0%
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 6.1%
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.
Yarra has a high number of routes and 2,777 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure far above the Victorian average. Trams are the primary mode of transit, accounting for 55.5% of the network.
311
Higher than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.42
Lower than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
2,777.1
Higher than 95% of sub-region (sa3) 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).
62
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Daily travel is quick, with a typical 6-minute drive to the city. Most residents also live very close to transit, with a typical 3-minute walk to the nearest stop.
3
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
6
Lower than 98% of sub-region (sa3) 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)).
- 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 Yarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20607/yarra/topic/transport