17.0% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Glen Huntly · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Glen Huntly
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 40% of workers in Glen Huntly work from home, a figure far above the national average. This is a highly connected area where public transport and short city commutes reduce the need for cars. Many residents rely on these options, contributing to a high number of car-free households.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 17% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Victorian figure of 7.6%. Over half of all households keep just one vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Glen Huntly, 1 vehicle is the majority at 55%; 2 vehicles is next at 23%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 39.8%, far above the Australian figure of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is also among the highest for similar areas, sitting well above the national average.
39.8% ▲ +999.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 39.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.4% ▼ -69.5%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 8.4%
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.
The area is exceptionally well-connected, with 11 stops and five different routes. While the number of stops per person is far below the state average, the frequency of weekly departures is much higher than in most areas.
11
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.24
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).
1,179.4
Higher than 87% 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).
95,873
Higher than 89% 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).
411,710
Higher than 90% 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).
46
Lower than 71% 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 is fast, with a typical drive time of just 16 minutes. Most residents can walk to their nearest transport stop in about 5 minutes.
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.
16
Lower than 87% 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 Glen Huntly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21009/glen-huntly/topic/transport