0.7% ▲ +48.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Narre Warren North · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Narre Warren North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in Narre Warren North owns a car, making the area heavily dependent on private vehicles for daily travel. Very few homes lack a vehicle, and a huge proportion of residents own two or more cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with 0.7% of homes having no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households are well-equipped, as 36.4% own two cars and 27.6% own four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Narre Warren North, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 4 or more (28%) and 3 vehicles (25%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 59.3% of residents. Working from home is also common at 22.7%, which is a little above the Australian figure, while only 0.6% use public transport.
22.7% ▲ +248.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -70.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 a high number of stops and routes, with 25 stops and 10 routes, making it larger than about 90% of similar areas. However, the frequency of services is far below the Victorian figure.
25
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.
3.11
Higher than 70% 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).
527.9
Higher than 79% 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).
10
Higher than 86% 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).
28,262
Higher than 55% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the city is relatively quick, with a typical drive time of 29 minutes, which is lower than most areas. Access to local transport is also convenient, as the walk to the nearest stop is among the lowest in the region.
0
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.
29
Lower than 75% 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 Narre Warren North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21895/narre-warren-north/topic/transport