2.5% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
South Morang · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in South Morang
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes lack a car in South Morang compared to the Victorian average, as vehicle ownership is very high here. While most people rely on cars, the area has an extensive network of public transport stops to support those who don't drive.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common, with 43.5% of households owning two vehicles and 25.4% owning three or more. Only 2.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In South Morang, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 57.5% of residents. About 20.8% of people work from home, while 2.6% use public transport, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas.
20.8% ▲ +1064.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.6% ▼ -24.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 2.6%
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.
Public transport is well-resourced with 94 stops and 8 routes, meaning 24,987 people can be reached within 30 minutes by transit. However, the 86-minute trip to the city is among the longest for this type of area.
94
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.76
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).
1,240.9
Higher than 88% 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).
8
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
24,987
Higher than 78% 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).
36,927
Higher than 59% 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).
86
Higher than 97% 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.
Getting to the city takes 31 minutes by car, which is lower than most areas. Pedestrians also have quick access to transport, with a typical 4-minute walk to the nearest stop.
4
Lower than 71% 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.
31
Lower than 73% 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 South Morang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22311/south-morang/topic/transport