36.2% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
West Melbourne - Residential · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in West Melbourne - Residential
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over a third of households in West Melbourne - Residential have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the national average. This reliance on other options is reflected in a high number of people working from home or using public transport. The area is exceptionally well-connected, with a very short trip to the city centre.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 36.2% of homes here do not have a car, which is among the highest proportions for any similar area. For the remaining households, the most common situation is owning just one vehicle, at 51.0%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In West Melbourne - Residential, 1 vehicle is the majority at 51%; No vehicle is next at 36%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 38.5% of residents doing so, which is far above the national figure. Public transport use for work is also well above the state and national averages, at 11.4%.
38.5% —
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
11.4% —
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.
The area has a very high number of weekly departures per 1,000 people, though the number of stops per person is well below the state average. Despite this, the transit time to the city is among the lowest for similar areas.
22
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.95
Lower than 70% 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).
1,809.0
Higher than 80% 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).
12
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
93,135
Higher than 89% 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).
432,746
Higher than 90% 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 into the city is very fast, with a typical drive time of just 3 minutes. The walk to the nearest transport stop is also much shorter than in most other areas, taking only one minute.
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.
3
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 West Melbourne - Residential [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041510/west-melbourne-residential/topic/transport