16.2% ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Carlton North - Princes Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Carlton North - Princes Hill
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all workers in Carlton North - Princes Hill now work from home, reflecting a huge shift in how people get around. This area is much more likely to be car-free than the rest of the state, with 16.2% of homes having no motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 16.2% of households have no car, which is well above the Victorian figure of 7.6%. Over half of all homes have just one vehicle, while only 6.9% of households have three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Carlton North - Princes Hill, 1 vehicle is the majority at 51%; 2 vehicles is next at 26%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 46.8%, far above the national figure of 21%. Meanwhile, those using public transport to get to work fell from 20.6% in 2011 to 5.9% in 2021.
46.8% ▲ +720.2%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.9% ▼ -71.5%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 available, with weekly departures per 1,000 people far above the state figure. Trams and light rail are the dominant modes, and the transit time to the city is much lower than most areas.
37
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.52
Higher than 53% 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).
3,625.7
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).
11
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
61,991
Higher than 87% 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).
252,050
Higher than 87% 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).
33
Lower than 89% 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.
It takes only 7 minutes to drive to the city, which is among the lowest times for this level. However, the 9-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most areas.
9
Higher than 68% 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.
7
Lower than 95% 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 Carlton North - Princes Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206071140/carlton-north-princes-hill/topic/transport