14.1% —
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Northcote - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Northcote - West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all workers in Northcote - West work from home, marking it as one of the most flexible employment areas in the region. This high rate of home-based work is reflected in the local transport habits, with many residents choosing not to own a car at all.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Around 14.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Victorian figure of 7.6% and among the highest for similar areas. Most households rely on a single car, making up 53.6% of the total.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Northcote - West, 1 vehicle is the majority at 54%; 2 vehicles is next at 25%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is the dominant way people earn a living here, at 47.5%, which is far above the national figure of 21.0%. Those who do travel use public transport at a rate of 5.4%, a little above both the state and national figures.
47.5% —
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.4% —
Higher than 85% 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 2,490.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the Victorian figure of 1,267.9. Trams are the most common mode of transport, used by 67.2% of users.
46
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.47
Higher 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).
2,490.8
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).
6
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
130,228
Higher than 91% 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).
409,453
Higher than 90% 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).
40
Lower than 81% 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.
The area is very well connected, with a typical walk of only one minute to the nearest stop. It is also very close to the city, with a drive time of just 8 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
8
Lower than 93% 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206021500/northcote-west/topic/transport