8.8% ▼ -18.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Toorak · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Toorak
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far higher share of people now work from home in Toorak than in the rest of the country, with 43% of workers doing so. This shift defines a local transport landscape where many residents rely less on daily commuting despite having excellent access to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 7.4%. Most households do have a car, with 43.9% owning one and 32.5% owning two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Toorak, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 43%, a figure far above the Australian average of 21%. This high rate of home-working is seen alongside a public transport commute rate of 4.3%, which is a little above the national figure.
43.0% ▲ +515.9%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 43.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.3% ▼ -70.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 a major feature of the area, with 52 stops and 6 routes, making it among the largest for access. This is reflected in the number of weekly departures, which is far above the Victorian figure.
52
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.
4.06
Higher than 74% 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).
2,180.4
Higher than 93% 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).
6
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
43,420
Higher than 86% 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).
215,613
Higher than 87% 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).
45
Lower 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.
The area is very well connected, with a typical 5-minute walk to the nearest stop. It is also very close to the city, with a drive time of just 10 minutes, which is among the lowest for similar areas.
5
Lower than 68% 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.
10
Lower than 95% 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 Toorak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22547/toorak/topic/transport