40.9% ▲ +49.5%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 40.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Docklands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Docklands
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people live without a car in Docklands than in most other areas, with 40.9% of homes owning no motor vehicle. This trend has grown since 2011 and is consistent with the high number of residents who work from home or use public transport to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly 41% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the 7.6% seen across Victoria. Most remaining homes have just one vehicle, while only 10.3% of households own two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Docklands, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by No vehicle (41%) and 2 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 45.7% of residents doing so—far above the national figure of 21%. This is a huge increase from 2011, though the 13.2% who use public transport to get to work has fallen over the last decade.
45.7% ▲ +1078.0%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 45.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
13.2% ▼ -41.0%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 13.2%
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.
Docklands has a massive number of weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the state figure. While there are 77 routes and 56 stops, the number of stops per 1,000 people is a little below the Victorian average.
56
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.61
Lower than 61% 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).
4,136.6
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).
77
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
88,357
Higher than 89% 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).
410,757
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).
25
Lower than 96% 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 designed for quick movement, with a typical 2-minute walk to the nearest stop. It also has some of the shortest travel times to the city, with a 5-minute drive or 25-minute transit trip.
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.
5
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 Docklands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041118/docklands/topic/transport