15.4% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Moonee Ponds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Moonee Ponds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer people rely on cars in Moonee Ponds than in most similar areas, with 15.4% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is well above the Victorian figure of 7.6%. The area is highly connected, with a very short 8-minute drive to the city and a large number of public transport routes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 15.4% of households do not own a car, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. Most homes have one vehicle (46.5%) or two (28.5%), while only 3.2% have four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Moonee Ponds, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 46%, followed by 2 vehicles (29%) and No vehicle (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 38.6%, which is far above the national figure of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is also much higher than most areas at 6.4%, though this fell from 16.9% in 2011.
38.6% ▲ +944.7%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.4% ▼ -62.0%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 excellent connectivity, with 5.24 stops per 1,000 people and 17 different routes. Weekly departures are far above the Victorian average, making the city reachable in just 34 minutes by transit.
85
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.24
Higher than 63% 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).
2,303.9
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).
17
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
121,011
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).
433,774
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).
34
Lower than 88% 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 around is easy, with the typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 2 minutes. The drive time to the city is just 8 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
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.
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 Moonee Ponds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206031116/moonee-ponds/topic/transport