24.3% —
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
St Kilda - Central · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in St Kilda - Central
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly a quarter of homes in St Kilda - Central have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the 7.6% seen across Victoria. This lack of car ownership is linked to a transport network where public transport use and working from home are both well above national levels.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 24.3% of households here do not own a car, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. For those who do have vehicles, the most common setup is a single car, found in 57.9% of homes.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In St Kilda - Central, 1 vehicle is the majority at 58%; No vehicle is next at 24%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 39.8% of people doing so, far above the 21.0% national figure. Public transport use for commuting is also well above the national average at 9.0%.
39.8% —
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
9.0% —
Higher than 95% 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 is highly connected, with weekly departures per 1,000 people far above the Victorian figure. Trams and light rail are the primary modes of travel, making up 75.2% of the public transport network.
52
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.
4.39
Higher than 51% 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).
3,150.1
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).
13
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
126,093
Higher than 91% 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).
389,246
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 quick, with a typical drive time of just 9 minutes. Residents also have easy access to transit, with a typical two-minute walk 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.
9
Lower than 90% 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 - Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206051513/st-kilda-central/topic/transport