77.6% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Melbourne CBD - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Melbourne CBD - North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 78% of homes in Melbourne CBD - North have no motor vehicle, which is far above the national figure. This reliance on non-car travel is reflected in the way people get to work and the high frequency of nearby public transport options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here do not own a car, with 77.6% having no vehicle. This is far above the Victorian average of 7.6%. Only 20.4% of homes have a single vehicle, and very few have two or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Melbourne CBD - North, No vehicle is the majority at 78%; 1 vehicle is next at 20%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking and public transport are popular for commuting, with 21.6% using transit—far above the national figure of 3.1%. Working from home is also common here, at 27.8%, which is well above the Australian average.
27.8% —
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
21.6% —
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 one of the best connected, with 693,115 people reachable within 45 minutes by transit. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the state average, and most people use trams or light rail.
33
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.96
Lower than 80% 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).
3,055.5
Higher than 87% 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).
63
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
202,451
Higher than 96% 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).
693,115
Higher than 95% 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).
8
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 fast, with a typical drive time of just one minute. Residents also have easy access to transit, with a typical walk of only two minutes 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.
1
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 - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041504/melbourne-cbd-north/topic/transport