5.0% ▼ -24.0%
Lower than 68% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Melbourne - South East · Region (SA4)
Transport & Vehicles in Melbourne - South East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Melbourne - South East relies on a car, with only 5% of households living without a motor vehicle. This strong reliance on driving is mirrored in the daily commute, where over half of the workforce travels by car. While public transport networks are large, the area's layout makes private vehicles the primary way people move around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here have at least one car, and 41.4% own two. The proportion of homes without a vehicle is 5.0%, which is lower than most other similar areas and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Melbourne - South East, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to get to work, with 56.9% of people as the driver. Working from home has surged to 20.6% since 2011, while public transport use has dropped to 2.6%, which is about the same as the national figure.
20.6% ▲ +557.0%
Higher than 72% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.6% ▼ -57.6%
Higher than 55% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 has one of the largest networks with 3,508 stops and 157 routes. However, there are only 4.08 stops per 1,000 people, which is lower than most similar areas, and the service is almost entirely bus-based at 96.4%.
3,508
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.08
Lower than 70% 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).
1,123.5
Higher than 58% 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).
157
Higher than 88% 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 - South East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/212/melbourne-south-east/topic/transport