24.1% —
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
St Kilda - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in St Kilda - West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 42% of people in St Kilda - West work from home, which is far above the national figure. This reliance on home-based work and high public transport use means nearly one in four homes here have no motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 24.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the 7.6% seen across Victoria. For most households that do own a car, a single vehicle is the most common choice at 55.9%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In St Kilda - West, 1 vehicle is the majority at 56%; No vehicle is next at 24%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 42.2%, which is far above the Australian average of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is also well above the national figure, with 8.3% of workers using it.
42.2% —
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.3% —
Higher than 93% 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 accessible, with 3,429.4 weekly departures per 1,000 people—far above the state figure. Most people use trams or light rail (79.5%) to get around, and the typical transit time to the city is much lower than in most areas.
54
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.90
Lower than 56% 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).
3,429.4
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).
14
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
96,750
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).
341,600
Higher than 88% 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).
35
Lower than 87% 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 10 minutes. Residents also live very close to transit, with a typical walk of only 2 minutes 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.
10
Lower than 88% 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206051514/st-kilda-west/topic/transport