9.5% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Clifton Hill - Alphington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Clifton Hill - Alphington
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged by 42 percentage points since 2011 in Clifton Hill - Alphington, where nearly half of all employed people now work from their own residence. This shift is part of a broader change in how people move, as public transport use for commuting has fallen sharply over the last decade.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 7.4%. Most households rely on one or two cars, with 51.8% owning a single vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Clifton Hill - Alphington, 1 vehicle is the majority at 52%; 2 vehicles is next at 30%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Almost half of workers (47.4%) work from home, a figure far above the Victorian average of 25.7%. While public transport use for commuting is much higher than most areas, it has fallen significantly from 18.3% in 2011 to 4.3%.
47.4% ▲ +729.0%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.3% ▼ -76.7%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
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.
Weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people are a little above the state figure, though there are fewer stops per person than in most areas. Buses are the most common mode of transit, used by 64.6% of passengers.
34
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.45
Lower than 63% 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).
1,509.4
Higher than 73% 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).
9
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
9,855
Lower than 71% 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).
111,537
Higher than 73% 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).
54
Lower than 58% 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.
The drive time to the city is just 9 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. However, it takes longer than usual to reach the nearest stop, with a typical walk of 9 minutes.
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.
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 Clifton Hill - Alphington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206071145/clifton-hill-alphington/topic/transport