2.7% ▲ +117.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Silvan · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Silvan
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people live without a car in Silvan than in the rest of the country, with only 2.7% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This heavy reliance on cars is clear in how people commute, though the area has a high number of public transport stops relative to its population.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes are well-equipped for travel, with 78.6% of households owning three or more vehicles. Only 2.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Silvan splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (31%) and 4 or more (28%), with 3 vehicles at 20%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 55.3% of residents, while 22.9% work from home. Despite the local infrastructure, 0.0% of the workforce commutes by public transport, which is well below the Australian figure of 3.1%.
22.9% ▲ +45.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 22 public transport stops and 4 routes, which is more than most similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the Victorian average, though all services are provided by buses.
22
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.
16.63
Higher than 91% 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).
2,536.7
Higher than 95% 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).
4
Higher than 82% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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.
Residents can reach the nearest stop in just one minute, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 45 minutes, a figure that is lower than most similar places.
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.
45
Lower than 65% 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 Silvan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22281/silvan/topic/transport