1.7% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Narre Warren South · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Narre Warren South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A shift towards more flexible work and high car ownership defines transport in Narre Warren South. While 18.3% of residents now work from home, the area remains heavily reliant on vehicles, with nearly half of all homes owning at least two cars.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, as only 1.7% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia, with 44.6% of households owning two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Narre Warren South, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (20%) and 3 vehicles (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 60% of people as the driver. Only 1.7% use public transport, which is a little below the state and national figures.
18.3% ▲ +536.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.7% ▼ -54.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 110 public transport stops and 10 routes, mostly buses. This provides more transit access than many similar areas, though weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the Victorian figure.
110
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.56
Higher than 72% 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).
864.3
Higher than 85% 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).
16,713
Higher than 70% 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).
57,338
Higher than 68% 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 34 minutes. Residents also have easy access to transit, with the nearest stop typically just a 5-minute walk away.
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.
34
Lower than 71% 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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21896/narre-warren-south/topic/transport