6.7% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Deakin · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Deakin
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Public transport options have become a standout feature in Deakin, which now offers some of the best transit access in the region. While most residents still rely on cars, the area's proximity to the city and high number of bus services make it very accessible.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6.7% of homes in Deakin have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most households own two cars, while 36.5% have just one.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Deakin splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (41%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 57.1% of residents. Around 15% work from home, a figure well above the territory average, though well below the national figure.
15.0% ▲ +131.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.5% ▼ -39.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 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.
Deakin has exceptional transit infrastructure with 41 stops and 15 routes, far exceeding the territory average for stops and weekly departures per person. All public transport here is provided by buses.
41
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.
13.12
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).
2,521.8
Higher than 94% 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).
15
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
6,334
Higher than 53% 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).
20,559
Lower than 51% 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 drive time to the city of only 7 minutes. Most people have a very short walk of about 4 minutes to reach their 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.
7
Lower than 99% 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 Deakin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80044/deakin/topic/transport