3.1% ▲ +37.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Beaconsfield · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Beaconsfield
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Most households in Beaconsfield rely on cars to get around, though many people now work from home. The area is well-served by transit infrastructure, with a high number of stops and routes compared to similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes lack a car, with only 3.1% having no vehicle, which is well below the national figure. Most households have two vehicles, while 19.2% have three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Beaconsfield, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (23%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Over half of workers drive themselves to work, and 23.9% work from home, which is a little above the Australian average. Only 1.4% use public transport, though this is much higher than in most similar areas.
23.9% ▲ +505.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -68.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 1.4%
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.
Beaconsfield has 31 public transport stops and 6 routes, placing it among the largest for these figures. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is well below the Victorian average.
31
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.
4.27
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).
910.8
Higher than 86% 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).
6
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
0
Lower than 99% 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).
46,595
Higher than 63% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the city is faster than in most areas, with a typical drive time of 36 minutes. Residents also enjoy a shorter walk to the nearest stop, which takes about 6 minutes.
6
Lower than 64% 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.
36
Lower than 70% 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 Beaconsfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20175/beaconsfield/topic/transport