66.3% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Melbourne CBD - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Melbourne CBD - East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer than two in three homes in Melbourne CBD - East have no motor vehicle, making it one of the most car-free areas in the country. This lack of car reliance is paired with a huge number of people working from home or using public transport to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Around 66.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the 7.6% seen across Victoria and the 7.4% national figure. Most other households only have one vehicle, while those with three or more are very rare.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Melbourne CBD - East, No vehicle is the majority at 66%; 1 vehicle is next at 29%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 35.9% of people doing so, far above the 21.0% national average. Another 17.4% use public transport for their commute, which is also far above the Victorian and Australian figures.
35.9% —
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
17.4% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
This area is a major transit hub where 630,207 people can be reached within 45 minutes by public transport. While the number of stops per 1,000 people is a little below the state figure, weekly departures are far above the Victorian average.
35
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.55
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).
7,783.9
Higher than 93% 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).
56
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
180,263
Higher than 95% 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).
630,207
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).
10
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.
Daily travel is quick and easy, with a typical two-minute walk to the nearest stop. Getting to the city is also very fast, with a drive time of just two minutes.
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.
2
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 Melbourne CBD - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041503/melbourne-cbd-east/topic/transport