1.8% ▼ -45.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cranbourne West · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Cranbourne West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More public transport routes than 91% of similar areas define the travel landscape in Cranbourne West. While the area is well-served by 45 stops, it remains heavily dependent on cars for daily movement. This reliance is clear, as almost 48% of homes own two vehicles.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes here go without a car, at just 1.8%, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households are well-equipped, with 15.3% owning three vehicles and 6.2% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Cranbourne West, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 48%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to get to work, with 65.3% of people as the driver. Only 13.6% of residents work from home, a figure far below the Victorian average of 25.7%.
13.6% ▲ +785.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% ▼ -64.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 a high number of public transport routes compared to similar places, though the 2.25 stops per 1,000 people is far below the state figure. All public transport options here are buses.
45
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.
2.25
Higher than 66% 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).
571.5
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).
7
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
21,535
Higher than 75% 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).
42,816
Higher than 62% 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.
A typical trip to the city takes 34 minutes, which is lower than most similar areas. It takes about 8 minutes to walk to the nearest transport stop.
8
Lower than 57% 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 Cranbourne West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20666/cranbourne-west/topic/transport