1.5% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Belgrave South · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Belgrave South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 40% of Belgrave South homes have two motor vehicles, making cars the dominant way to get around. This reliance on driving is seen in how few people use public transport to get to work, with only 1.0% doing so. In contrast, working from home is very common here.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Private cars are essential in this area, as only 1.5% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Belgrave South, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 4 or more (22%) and 3 vehicles (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is a major trend here; 28.9% of people do so, which is well above the national figure of 21.0%. Only 1.0% of the workforce commutes using public transport, a figure slightly below the state and national levels.
28.9% ▲ +386.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -43.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 area has 16 public transport stops and 8 routes, meaning there are far more stops per 1,000 people than the Victorian average. However, weekly departures per person are well below the state figure, and all services are buses.
16
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.
9.58
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).
938.3
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).
8
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
10,005
Higher than 59% 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).
10,005
Lower than 59% 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.
The typical drive time to the city is 34 minutes, which is lower than most similar areas. A walk to the nearest transport stop usually takes about 15 minutes.
15
Higher than 53% 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.
34
Lower than 71% 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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20190/belgrave-south/topic/transport