22.8% —
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
South Melbourne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in South Melbourne
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of the workforce in South Melbourne now works from home, reflecting a major shift in how people manage their day. The area is defined by an incredibly low reliance on cars, with over 22% of homes owning no motor vehicle at all.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Far more homes here have no car than in the rest of Victoria, where the figure is just 7.6%. Most households that do own a vehicle have only one, while those with three or more are very rare.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In South Melbourne, 1 vehicle is the majority at 56%; No vehicle is next at 23%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 46.9% of people doing so—far above the national figure of 21%. This helps explain why public transport use for work is much higher than most areas at 6.4%.
46.9% —
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.4% —
Higher than 88% 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.
Public transport is highly frequent, with weekly departures per 1,000 people well above the state average. The network is dominated by trams, which make up 90% of the available modes.
40
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.42
Lower than 63% 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).
2,003.2
Higher than 84% 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).
8
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
144,414
Higher than 92% 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).
384,005
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).
25
Lower than 96% 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 only 5 minutes. Residents enjoy excellent access to transit, with the walk to the nearest stop taking virtually no time.
0
Lower than 99% 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.
5
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 South Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206051512/south-melbourne/topic/transport