8.6% —
Higher than 86% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Greater Melbourne · Capital City
Transport & Vehicles in Greater Melbourne
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive shift towards flexible work defines daily travel in Greater Melbourne, where nearly 29% of people now work from home. This change is part of a broader trend where traditional commutes have evolved, though the city still maintains a huge network of public transport options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, while 8.6% of households have no motor vehicle. This figure is a little above the national average and has barely changed since 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Greater Melbourne splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 28.8%, a figure well above the national average and a huge increase since 2016. Meanwhile, the share of people using public transport to get to work fell 7.3 points over the same period to 3.5%.
28.8% —
Higher than 96% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.5% —
Lower than 53% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 3.5%
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.
Greater Melbourne has a very high number of public transport stops and routes compared to most areas. This supports a high frequency of service, with weekly departures per 1,000 people sitting a little above the state figure.
21,386
Higher than 93% of capital city areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.35
Lower than 60% of capital city areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,514.2
Higher than 78% of capital city 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).
623
Higher than 87% of capital city areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Greater Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/2GMEL/greater-melbourne/topic/transport