9.2% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ashwood · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Ashwood
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 39% of workers in Ashwood now work from home, a figure far above the national average. This shift towards remote work is mirrored by a strong public transport network, with the area offering some of the best transit access in the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.2% of homes in Ashwood have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most households keep one or two cars, with 40.1% owning one and 36.7% owning two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Ashwood splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 9%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 38.6% of residents doing so—far above the 21% national figure. Those who do travel use cars most often, though the 3.3% who use public transport is much higher than in most similar areas.
38.6% ▲ +823.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.3% ▼ -68.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 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.
Ashwood has excellent connectivity, with 30 stops and 9 routes that are among the largest for its level. It has 4.19 stops per 1,000 people, which is much higher than most areas, though weekly departures are a little below the Victorian figure.
30
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.19
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,076.6
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality 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).
9
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
43,532
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality 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).
144,479
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality 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).
60
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality 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.
Getting into the city is fast, with a 16-minute drive time that is much lower than most areas. Residents also enjoy some of the easiest access to transport, with a walk to the nearest stop that is among the lowest at this level.
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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.
16
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality 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 Ashwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20078/ashwood/topic/transport