5.8% ▼ -20.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Springvale South · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Springvale South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 65% of working residents in Springvale South drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While most homes have multiple vehicles, the area has a very high number of public transport stops compared to similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have at least one car, with 37% owning two vehicles. Only 5.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas though a little below the Victorian figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Springvale South, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is uncommon here, at 11.1%, which is far below the state and national figures. Very few people use public transport to get to work, with only 2.5% doing so.
11.1% ▲ +564.3%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.5% ▼ -54.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 is well served with 49 stops and 10 different routes, which are among the highest numbers for this level. Despite this, the typical trip to the city takes 69 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
49
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.84
Higher than 73% 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).
833.9
Higher than 84% 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).
49,965
Higher than 87% 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).
148,487
Higher than 86% 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).
69
Higher than 73% 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.
It is very quick to reach local transit, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 2 minutes. For those driving, the 26-minute trip to the city is much lower than in most areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
26
Lower than 78% 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 Springvale South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22329/springvale-south/topic/transport