21.3% ▲ +23.3%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Abbotsford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Abbotsford
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more households in Abbotsford live without a car than in the rest of the state, with 21.3% of homes owning no motor vehicle. This reflects a lifestyle where nearly half the workforce now works from home and many others rely on the area's exceptional transit links to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
More than one in five homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the Victorian figure of 7.6%. This trend has grown, with the share of car-free homes rising 4 points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Abbotsford, 1 vehicle is the majority at 57%; No vehicle is next at 21%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, at 45.8%, which is far above the national figure. While 7.3% of people use public transport to get to work—well above the state average—this is a significant drop from 20.5% in 2011.
45.8% ▲ +1008.3%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.3% ▼ -64.5%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 7.3%
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 some of the highest weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people in the state. This high frequency means over 526,000 people can be reached within 45 minutes by transit, though the number of stops per 1,000 people is well below the state average.
25
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.75
Lower than 72% 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).
4,021.5
Higher than 88% 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).
32
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
92,850
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).
526,700
Higher than 92% 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).
30
Lower than 92% 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 just 6 minutes. Residents also enjoy quick access to transit, with a typical 2-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.
6
Lower than 98% 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 Abbotsford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206071139/abbotsford/topic/transport