8.4% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cheltenham · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Cheltenham
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people now use public transport in Cheltenham than in most similar areas. While 6% of workers commute via transit, the area is well-connected with 11 stops and 7 different routes. This makes it easier for residents to get around compared to many other suburbs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Around 8.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. Most households own either one or two cars, while 7.4% have four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Cheltenham splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (34%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is higher here than the national figure, but only 8.4% of people work from home. This is far below the Australian average of 21%.
8.4% ▲ +283.9%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.0% ▼ -14.2%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 6.0%
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.
Public transport access is strong, with 4.92 stops per 1,000 people and a city transit time of 44 minutes, which is lower than most areas. The network is dominated by buses, making up 66.7% of the modes available.
11
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.92
Higher than 77% 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).
864.0
Higher than 85% 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).
7
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
25,768
Higher than 79% 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).
68,548
Higher than 72% 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).
44
Lower than 75% 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 quick, with a typical drive time of just 12 minutes. Residents also enjoy easy access to transit, with a short 4-minute walk to the nearest stop.
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.
12
Lower than 92% 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 Cheltenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40248/cheltenham/topic/transport