2.8% ▼ -17.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cranbourne East · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Cranbourne East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes in Cranbourne East lack a car than the state or national figures, with only 2.8% of households without one. Most residents rely heavily on private vehicles for travel, though the area has a high number of public transport stops compared to similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly half of all homes have two vehicles, and 6.2% own four or more. Only 2.8% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Cranbourne East, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 47%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 62.7% of people as the main driver. While 14.4% work from home, this is far below the Victorian rate of 25.7%.
14.4% ▲ +475.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.2% ▼ -40.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 2.2%
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 62 public transport stops and 8 routes, which are among the largest totals for this level. While the number of stops per 1,000 people is higher than most areas, it remains far below the state figure of 4.41.
62
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.51
Higher than 67% 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).
607.2
Higher than 80% 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).
35,704
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).
56,985
Higher than 67% 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.
Residents have a short 4-minute walk to the nearest stop, which is lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 41 minutes, also lower than in many other areas.
4
Lower than 71% 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.
41
Lower than 67% 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 Cranbourne East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20663/cranbourne-east/topic/transport