4.3% ▼ -35.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kew East · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Kew East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A huge shift towards remote work has changed how people move in Kew East, with 39% of workers now staying home. The area is exceptionally well-connected, boasting some of the highest public transport frequency and access in the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own at least one car, though only 4.3% of homes have no vehicle. This is a much lower figure than the Victorian average of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Kew East, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far more common here than in the rest of the state, with 39% of people doing so. This is far above the national figure of 21%.
39.0% ▲ +702.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.9% ▼ -76.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 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 a major feature of the area, with 13 routes and 42 stops. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the Victorian figure, making it one of the best-served areas for transit.
42
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.
6.34
Higher than 83% 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).
3,437.9
Higher than 99% 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).
13
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
40,644
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).
169,926
Higher than 86% 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).
50
Lower than 64% 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.
Kew East is highly accessible, with a very short 1-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is also much lower than in most other areas, taking only 12 minutes.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
12
Lower than 92% 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 Kew East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21337/kew-east/topic/transport