2.7% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Leopold · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Leopold
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people are working from home in Leopold than a decade ago, with the rate climbing 12 percentage points since 2011 to reach 14.3%. This shift comes in a place where cars are essential, as only 2.7% of homes lack a motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are very common here, with 42.4% of homes owning two vehicles and 14.3% owning three. Only 2.7% of households have no car, a figure that is well below the national and state averages.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Leopold, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, used by 64.9% of residents. Very few people use public transport for their commute (1.0%), which is a little below the national figure and has fallen since 2011.
14.3% ▲ +456.3%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -50.0%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.0%
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.
The area has 70 public transport stops and 15 routes, which is more than about 80% of similar areas. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Victorian average, and all services are buses.
70
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.27
Higher than 64% 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).
767.1
Lower than 52% 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).
15
Higher than 78% 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 a typical resident 61 minutes to drive to the city, which is much higher than in most areas. Despite this distance, the usual walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 4 minutes.
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.
61
Higher than 77% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Leopold [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203021044/leopold/topic/transport