13.2% —
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Northcote - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Northcote - East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost half of working residents in Northcote - East work from home, making it one of the most flexible hubs for employment in the region. This shift away from traditional commuting is paired with a strong reliance on public transport and a high number of households that do not own a car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 13.2% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Victorian figure of 7.6%. For those who do own cars, the most common arrangement is a single vehicle, held by 48.6% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Northcote - East, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 49%, followed by 2 vehicles (29%) and No vehicle (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 46.3%, far above the national figure of 21%. Those who do travel for work use public transport at a rate of 4.5%, which is a little above the Australian average.
46.3% —
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.5% —
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 accessible, with 2,218.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people, far above the state figure of 1,267.9. The area is well-served by 11 different routes, mostly buses, allowing over 246,000 people to be reached within 45 minutes by transit.
71
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.
4.71
Higher than 56% 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).
2,218.3
Higher than 86% 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).
11
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
53,280
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
246,751
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
46
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting into the city is fast, with a drive time of just 11 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Daily travel is further eased by a very short 2-minute walk to the nearest transport stop.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
11
Lower than 86% 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Northcote - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206021499/northcote-east/topic/transport