27.5% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Fitzroy · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Fitzroy
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all workers in Fitzroy now work from home, a massive jump that defines the local commute. This is a highly connected area where many households choose not to own a car, and the typical trip to the city takes only five minutes by road.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
More than a quarter of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is far above the Victorian figure of 7.6%. While this remains among the highest rates for similar areas, the proportion fell slightly by 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Fitzroy, 1 vehicle is the majority at 53%; No vehicle is next at 27%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose by 43 percentage points since 2011 to reach 48.1%, far above the national figure of 21%. Meanwhile, the 5.6% of people who use public transport to get to work is a little above the state and national figures.
48.1% ▲ +800.5%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 48.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.6% ▼ -69.6%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 5.6%
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.
Fitzroy has one of the largest numbers of public transport routes at 34, with weekly departures per 1,000 people far above the Victorian figure. This creates an area where over 366,000 people can be reached within 45 minutes by transit.
35
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.36
Lower than 64% 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).
3,251.8
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).
34
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
115,695
Higher than 90% 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).
366,526
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 quick, with a typical drive time of just five minutes. The area is also highly walkable, as the walk to the nearest stop takes only two minutes, which is lower than most areas.
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.
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 Fitzroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206071142/fitzroy/topic/transport