23.1% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
Westmere · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Westmere
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Zero people use public transport to get to work in Westmere, creating a stark contrast to the national figure. While the area has a high number of transport stops per person, the lack of use suggests a heavy reliance on cars and home-based work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The most common motor vehicles per home is 2 vehicles at 58%, ahead of No vehicle (0%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Westmere, 2 vehicles is the majority at 100%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 23.1% of people doing so, which is a little above the Australian figure. Most other workers drive themselves, as 38.5% use a car to get to work.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 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.
Westmere has 32.26 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Victorian average. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure, and the only available mode is the bus.
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.
32.26
Higher than 99% 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).
451.6
Higher than 77% 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 takes a long time, with a typical walk of 29 minutes. This is higher than most similar areas.
29
Higher than 66% 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 Westmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22762/westmere/topic/transport