8.6% ▼ -38.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Heidelberg Heights · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Heidelberg Heights
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of working residents in Heidelberg Heights drive to work, though this is balanced by a very high number of people working from home. The area is exceptionally well connected by public transport, which helps explain why walking to the nearest stop takes only two minutes for most people.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.6% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 7.4%. Most households rely on one or two cars, with 43.3% owning a single vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Heidelberg Heights, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (37%) and No vehicle (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 30.1% of people doing so—well above the Victorian figure of 25.7%. Those who do travel for work mostly use cars, while 2.5% use public transport, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
30.1% ▲ +851.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.5% ▼ -69.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 a major feature here, with 39 stops and 9 routes, among the largest totals for an area of this size. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is among the highest in the country, far above the Victorian figure.
39
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.
5.77
Higher than 81% 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).
1,779.2
Higher than 90% 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).
9
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
41,299
Higher than 86% 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).
124,230
Higher than 84% 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).
66
Higher than 68% 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.
It is very easy to access transport, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking just two minutes. Residents also enjoy a quick 18-minute drive to the city, which is much lower than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
18
Lower than 85% 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 Heidelberg Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21168/heidelberg-heights/topic/transport