0.6% ▼ -36.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Eltham North · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Eltham North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has become a major trend in Eltham North, where 34.2% of the workforce now operates from their own residence. This is far above the national figure of 21%, marking a shift toward more flexible professional lives in this leafy area. Most residents rely heavily on private cars for their daily needs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few people here go without a car, as only 0.6% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is well below the Victorian average of 7.6%, with over half of all households owning two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Eltham North, 2 vehicles is the majority at 51%; 3 vehicles is next at 19%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is a dominant choice for 34.2% of residents, a figure well above the state average. While most people drive to work, those using public transport make up 1.8% of the workforce, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
34.2% ▲ +777.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% ▼ -66.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 23 public transport stops and 4 routes, which is more than about 85% of similar areas. However, it takes 87 minutes to reach the city by transit, among the highest travel times for this level of area.
23
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.
3.37
Higher than 71% 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).
940.6
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).
4
Higher than 82% 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).
20,807
Higher than 50% 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).
87
Higher than 99% 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.
Getting to the city by car takes 27 minutes, which is much lower than in most similar areas. It is also relatively easy to reach local transport, with a typical 5-minute walk to the nearest stop.
5
Lower than 68% 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.
27
Lower than 77% 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 Eltham North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20866/eltham-north/topic/transport