27.9% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
South Yarra · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in South Yarra
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 28% of homes in South Yarra have no motor vehicle, which is far above the national figure. This reflects a lifestyle where high public transport access and a very short drive time to the city make car ownership less necessary for many residents.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 27.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, a rate far above the Victorian and Australian figures. Most other households have one car, while 15% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In South Yarra, 1 vehicle is the majority at 53%; No vehicle is next at 28%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 47.1%, far above the state and national figures. This high rate of home-working is seen alongside a public transport commute rate of 8.4%, which is also well above the national average.
47.1% ▲ +890.5%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.4% ▼ -67.1%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 8.4%
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.
With 74 stops and 9 routes, South Yarra has some of the largest transit networks at this level. The area's weekly departures per 1,000 people are well above the Victorian figure, with trams being the most used mode at 56.2%.
74
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.96
Higher than 69% 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).
1,592.1
Higher than 89% 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).
9
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
134,060
Higher than 91% 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).
574,713
Higher than 93% 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).
28
Lower than 94% 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 into the city is very quick, with a typical drive time of just 9 minutes. It is also easy to access transit, as the walk to the nearest stop takes only 4 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
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.
9
Lower than 96% 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 Yarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22314/south-yarra/topic/transport