49.1% ▼ -18.0%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Carlton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Carlton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people live without a car in Carlton than in most other areas, with nearly half of all homes having no motor vehicle. This reliance on other options is supported by a huge number of public transport trips and very short travel times to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 49.1% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is far above the Victorian figure of 7.6%. While this remains among the highest rates for similar areas, it has fallen by 11 points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Carlton, the largest group is No vehicle at 49%, followed by 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is much more common here than in most areas, at 35.7%, which is far above the national figure. Public transport use for commuting is also well above the state and national averages, though it fell 8.9 points since 2011.
35.7% ▲ +797.4%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
11.5% ▼ -43.6%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 11.5%
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.
Carlton has one of the highest rates of weekly transport departures per 1,000 people, far above the state figure. With 30 routes and 54 stops, the area provides access to nearly 400,000 people within a 45-minute trip.
54
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.24
Lower than 66% 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).
3,889.6
Higher than 88% 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).
30
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
129,219
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).
397,819
Higher than 89% 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).
22
Lower than 98% 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 to the city is very fast, with a drive time of just 4 minutes. Residents also live very close to transit, with a walk to the nearest stop of only 1 minute, 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.
4
Lower than 99% 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 Carlton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041117/carlton/topic/transport