6.9% ▼ -23.9%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Belmont · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Belmont
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 91% of similar areas have fewer public transport routes than Belmont. While the area is well-served by buses, most residents still rely on cars or working from home to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes in Belmont have one or two cars, and the 6.9% who have no vehicle is about the same as the Victorian figure. This is a slight drop from 2011, when 9.1% of homes had no car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Belmont splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (42%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 9%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has jumped to 19.4% since 2011, though this is still well below the Victorian figure of 25.7%. Only 1.6% of people use public transport for their commute, which is a little below the national average.
19.4% ▲ +673.5%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% ▼ -59.9%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 1.6%
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.
Belmont has 63 public transport stops and 24 routes, which is more than most similar areas. All these services are buses, with 1,133.4 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a little below the state figure.
63
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.20
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,133.4
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
24
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
It takes typically 55 minutes to drive to the city, which is much higher than most areas. However, the walk to the nearest public transport stop is about 4 minutes, which is around the middle for its level.
4
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
55
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Belmont
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Belmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203021037/belmont/topic/transport