68.8% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Melbourne CBD - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Melbourne CBD - West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 69% of households in Melbourne CBD - West do not own a car, making it one of the most vehicle-free areas in the country. This reliance on other options is supported by an exceptional level of transit access and a very high proportion of people who work from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
A huge 68.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the Victorian and national figures of around 7%, while only 2.6% of households own two cars.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Melbourne CBD - West, No vehicle is the majority at 69%; 1 vehicle is next at 28%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 33.3%, well above the state and national figures. This is matched by a high 21.8% of people using public transport to get to work, far above the national average of 3.1%.
33.3% —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
21.8% —
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.
The area has a massive 7,355.9 weekly departures per 1,000 people, far above the Victorian figure of 1,267.9. With 75 different routes and 78 stops, it is among the best-connected areas for public transport.
78
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.98
Higher than 60% 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).
7,355.9
Higher than 92% 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).
75
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
205,509
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).
649,955
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).
11
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 fast and easy, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only one minute. The drive time to the city is also among the lowest at just two minutes.
1
Lower than 93% 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041505/melbourne-cbd-west/topic/transport