0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Streatham · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Streatham
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has become a major feature of life in Streatham, where 35.6% of people now do so. This is far above the national figure and marks a shift toward more flexible work patterns. While the area is well-equipped with vehicles, public transport options are very limited.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Every single home in Streatham has at least one motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian and national figures. Most households have two or three cars, with 41.1% owning two and 26.8% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Streatham, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 3 vehicles (27%) and 1 vehicle (24%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 57.6% of residents. This is alongside a high rate of people working from home, which is far above the Australian figure of 21.0%.
35.6% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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.
Bus services are the only public transport option here. While Streatham has more stops per 1,000 people than the state average, the number of weekly departures is far below the Victorian figure.
2
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
12.66
Higher than 89% 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).
177.2
Higher than 72% 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).
1
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the nearest transport stop is a challenge for many, as the typical walk takes 48 minutes. This is much higher than in most other similar areas.
48
Higher than 78% 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.
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)).
- 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 Streatham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22383/streatham/topic/transport