2.2% ▼ -29.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Darley · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Darley
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few homes in Darley lack a car, with only 2.2% of households without one. This means the area is heavily dependent on private vehicles for daily travel, as most residents rely on cars to get around and reach work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have multiple cars, with 41.3% owning two and 18% owning three. The 2.2% of households without a vehicle is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Darley, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Over 61% of workers drive to work, and only 1.4% use public transport. This is a little below the national figure of 3.1%, while 17.4% of people work from home.
17.4% ▲ +467.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -61.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 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.
Despite having 27 stops and a high number of weekly departures compared to similar areas, these are far below the state average. All available public transport is provided by buses.
27
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.
2.94
Higher than 69% 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).
549.6
Higher than 79% 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).
2
Higher than 75% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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 a stop is quick, with a typical 3-minute walk, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 41 minutes.
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.
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 Darley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20712/darley/topic/transport