16.7% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Stonnington · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Stonnington
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive 39 point jump in working from home since 2011 defines the modern commute in Stonnington. Now, 44% of workers do so, which is far above the national figure of 21%. This shift happens in an area with some of the best transit access in the state, though car travel remains common.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Roughly 16.7% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure well above the Victorian average of 7.6%. Almost half of all homes have just one car, while 26.1% own two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Stonnington, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 49%, followed by 2 vehicles (26%) and No vehicle (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
While 6.3% of people use public transport to get to work—well above the national rate of 3.1%—this figure fell 14 points since 2011. This is consistent with the huge rise in people working from home, which now reaches 44%.
44.0% ▲ +743.8%
Higher than 98% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.3% ▼ -69.3%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 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.
Public transport is highly available here, with 454 stops and 47 routes across the area. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the state figure, with trams and light rail making up 64.7% of the network.
454
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.34
Higher than 63% 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).
2,137.7
Higher than 92% 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).
47
Higher than 86% 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.
Getting into the city is quick, with a typical drive time of just 12 minutes. Most people can also reach their nearest public transport stop in only 3 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
3
Lower than 79% 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.
12
Lower than 87% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Stonnington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26350/stonnington/topic/transport