18.1% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Port Phillip · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Port Phillip
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 44% of workers in Port Phillip now work from home, making this the most common way people get to their jobs. This high rate of remote work is paired with a strong reliance on public transport and a notable number of households that do not own a car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 18.1% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is far above the Victorian figure of 7.6%. Most households rely on a single car, while only about 4.6% of homes have three or more vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Port Phillip, 1 vehicle is the majority at 55%; 2 vehicles is next at 22%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose by 39 points since 2011 to reach 43.9%, a figure far above the national average. Public transport use for commuting is also well above the national figure, though it has fallen from 22.1% in 2011 to 6.3%.
43.9% ▲ +862.6%
Higher than 98% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.3% ▼ -71.6%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 6.3%
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.
Weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people are among the highest for similar areas and far above the state figure. Trams and light rail are the most common modes, used by 65.9% of passengers.
383
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.76
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
2,505.4
Higher than 96% of council (lga) 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).
31
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The drive time to the city is among the lowest for similar areas at just 8 minutes. It typically takes about 8 minutes to walk to the nearest public transport stop.
8
Lower than 56% of council (lga) 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.
8
Lower than 95% of council (lga) 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)).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
More for Port Phillip
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Port Phillip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25900/port-phillip/topic/transport