5.9% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Delahey · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Delahey
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short 24-minute drive to the city makes Delahey much more accessible by car than most similar areas. While public transport options are available, the vast majority of residents rely on private vehicles for their daily travel and work commutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own at least one car, with 36.2% having two vehicles. Only 5.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas despite being a little below the state and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Delahey splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (36%) and 1 vehicle (33%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 61.3% of people as the driver. Working from home is common for 14.5% of residents, though this is far below the Victorian figure of 25.7%.
14.5% ▲ +770.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.9% ▼ -50.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 is based entirely on buses, with 30 stops and 5 routes providing access that is larger than about 88% of similar areas. However, the 79-minute transit time to the city is much higher than most areas.
30
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.
3.71
Higher than 72% 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).
784.4
Higher than 84% 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).
5
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
8,077
Higher than 55% 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).
33,786
Higher than 58% 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).
79
Higher than 87% 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 area is well-positioned for drivers, with a typical 24-minute trip to the city. For those using public transport, the walk to the nearest stop takes about 7 minutes, which is around the middle for its level.
7
Lower than 61% 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.
24
Lower than 79% 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 Delahey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20731/delahey/topic/transport