2.6% ▼ -25.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Belgrave · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Belgrave
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A tiny three-minute walk to the nearest stop makes getting around Belgrave much easier than in most similar areas. While the town is well-served by public transport, the long 87-minute trip to the city means many residents rely on cars or working from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes here lack a car, with only 2.6% having none—a figure well below the national average. Most households are well-equipped for travel, as 44.5% own two vehicles and 15.1% have three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Belgrave, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far more common here than across Australia, with 31.2% of residents doing so. While 2.3% use public transport to get to work, which is much higher than in similar areas, nearly half of the workforce still drives alone.
31.2% ▲ +656.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% ▼ -65.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 2.3%
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.
Public transport infrastructure is extensive, with 36 stops and 26 routes, making the number of stops per 1,000 people far above the state figure. However, the 87-minute journey to the city is among the highest for areas of this size.
36
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.24
Higher than 87% 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).
1,344.1
Higher than 88% 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).
26
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
9,777
Higher than 58% 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).
23,922
Higher than 52% 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).
87
Higher than 99% 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.
The short walk to the nearest stop is a standout feature of the area. For those driving, the 38-minute trip to the city is lower than in most other similar places.
3
Lower than 79% 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.
38
Lower than 69% 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 Belgrave [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20188/belgrave/topic/transport