23.4% —
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Richmond - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Richmond - North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer than a quarter of homes in Richmond - North have no motor vehicle, a rate far above the national figure of 7.4%. This lack of car reliance is mirrored in the way people get to work and the area's exceptional connectivity to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 23.4% of households do not own a car, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the 7.6% seen across Victoria.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Richmond - North, 1 vehicle is the majority at 55%; No vehicle is next at 23%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 42.2%, far above the national figure of 21.0%. Those who do travel are more likely to use public transport than people in most other areas.
42.2% —
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.0% —
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.
This area has a much higher number of weekly departures per 1,000 people than the state average, with trams making up 78% of the network. This helps 300,949 people stay reachable within 45 minutes by transit, one of the largest totals for any similar area.
29
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.09
Lower than 78% 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).
2,019.0
Higher than 84% 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).
8
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
57,565
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).
300,949
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).
37
Lower than 86% 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.
Residents are close to transport, with a typical three-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is only six minutes, among the lowest for similar areas.
3
Lower than 71% 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 Richmond - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206071518/richmond-north/topic/transport