19.0% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
East Melbourne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in East Melbourne
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people avoid owning a car in East Melbourne than in most other areas. This is a place where almost half of the workforce works from home, and residents have some of the best public transport access in the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 19% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the Victorian figure of 7.6%. Most households keep one car, while 22.7% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In East Melbourne, 1 vehicle is the majority at 53%; 2 vehicles is next at 23%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 48.8% of people doing so—far above the national figure of 21%. Public transport use for work is also a little above the state and national figures, though it has fallen since 2011.
48.8% ▲ +672.8%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.8% ▼ -63.6%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 available, with 10.01 stops per 1,000 people and 13,650.1 weekly departures, both far above the Victorian average. Trams are the main mode of travel for 73.1% of users.
49
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
10.01
Higher than 87% 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).
13,650.1
Higher than 99% 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).
46
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
155,854
Higher than 93% 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).
666,300
Higher than 94% 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).
20
Lower than 99% 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 quick, with a typical 5-minute drive. Residents also have easy access to transit, with a typical 2-minute walk to the nearest 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.
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 East Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041119/east-melbourne/topic/transport