8.8% ▼ -67.6%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Flemington Racecourse · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Flemington Racecourse
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Forty per cent of workers in Flemington Racecourse work from home, a figure far above the national average. This makes working from home the most common way people handle their professional life here, alongside a very short 10-minute drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. While this is a little above the national figure, the proportion of car-free homes has fallen by 18 points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Flemington Racecourse, 1 vehicle is the majority at 60%; 2 vehicles is next at 28%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far more common here than in the rest of Victoria, with 40% of the workforce doing so. Public transport use for commuting is 4.6%, which is a little above the national figure but down 29 points from 2011.
40.0% ▲ —
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.6% ▼ -86.2%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 a very high number of public transport stops and departures per 1,000 people compared to the state. However, the total number of routes and stops is small, and very few people are reachable within 45 minutes by transit.
6
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
77.92
Higher than 99% 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).
40,246.8
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).
3
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
77
Lower than 99% 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).
77
Lower than 99% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
A short 10-minute drive to the city makes this area much more accessible than most. In contrast, the 16-minute walk to the nearest stop is much higher than in other similar areas.
16
Higher than 76% 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.
10
Lower than 88% 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 Flemington Racecourse [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041120/flemington-racecourse/topic/transport