3.9% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 90% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Melbourne - Outer East · Region (SA4)
Transport & Vehicles in Melbourne - Outer East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few households across Melbourne - Outer East go without a car, with only 3.9% of homes lacking a vehicle. This reliance on private transport is reflected in the commute, where over half of workers drive to their jobs. While the area has a high number of transit stops, very few people actually use them for their daily trip to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as the 3.9% of homes without a vehicle is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the national figure. Most households own at least two cars, with 42% having exactly two and another 22.7% owning three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Melbourne - Outer East, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 26.7%, a rise of 23 points since 2011 that is well above the Australian average. This shift comes as public transport use for work has fallen to 1.8%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
26.7% ▲ +553.5%
Higher than 83% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% ▼ -62.6%
Lower than 57% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 region is well equipped with 2,594 stops and 142 routes, figures that are larger than about 90% of similar areas. Despite this, the network is almost entirely bus-based, which accounts for 96.7% of public transport modes.
2,594
Higher than 88% of region (sa4) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.00
Higher than 64% of region (sa4) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,183.1
Higher than 60% of region (sa4) 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).
142
Higher than 87% of region (sa4) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Melbourne - Outer East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/211/melbourne-outer-east/topic/transport