19.0% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
St Kilda East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in St Kilda East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home or avoid owning cars in St Kilda East than in most similar areas. While 42.2% of workers now operate from home, nearly one in five households live without a motor vehicle. This reflects a highly connected urban lifestyle where the typical commute to the city is very short.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 19% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is far above the Victorian figure of 7.6%. Most households that do own a car have just one, while 21.7% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In St Kilda East, 1 vehicle is the majority at 55%; 2 vehicles is next at 22%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common, with 42.2% of residents doing so—far above the national figure of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is also well above the state average at 7.2%, though this is 17 points lower than it was in 2011.
42.2% ▲ +1020.9%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.2% ▼ -70.8%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 7.2%
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.
Public transport is highly accessible, with 1,733.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is well above the Victorian figure. Trams are the dominant mode for 65.8% of users, and the transit time to the city is much lower than in most areas.
51
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.23
Lower than 66% 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).
1,733.8
Higher than 78% 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).
10
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
104,852
Higher than 90% 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).
359,734
Higher than 89% 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).
39
Lower than 83% 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 fast, with a typical drive time of 11 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents usually walk about 4 minutes to reach their nearest public transport stop.
4
Lower than 57% 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.
11
Lower than 86% 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 St Kilda East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206051134/st-kilda-east/topic/transport