Hmas Cerberus · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Hmas Cerberus

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

A huge majority of households in Hmas Cerberus own cars, making it stand out among similar areas. While the area has more public transport stops than many similar places, the typical commute is unique because most people simply walk to their jobs.

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📍 Hmas Cerberus, Suburb / Locality

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Every single home here has at least one motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6% for homes without a car. Over half of all households own two vehicles.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Hmas Cerberus, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 48%, followed by 1 vehicle (36%) and 3 vehicles (15%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Walking is the primary way to get to work for 61.7% of people, while only 9.7% work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%.

9.7% ▲ +876.7%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.0%
  • 2016: 4.7%
  • 2021: 9.7%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

3.9% ▲ +27.6%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1%
  • 2016: 5.3%
  • 2021: 3.9%

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.

How people get to work

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In Hmas Cerberus, Walked is the majority at 70%; Car (driver) is next at 14%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Bus services are the only public transport option here. While the number of stops is higher than most similar areas, the total number of departures is far below the state figure.

0.89

Higher than 61% 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).

70.3

Higher than 65% 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).

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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting to the city takes a long time, with a drive time of 143 minutes. This is much higher than most areas, as is the 57-minute walk to the nearest stop.

57

Higher than 83% 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.

143

Higher than 88% 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 Hmas Cerberus [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21195/hmas-cerberus/topic/transport