7.0% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Doncaster · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Doncaster
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short 16-minute drive to the city makes Doncaster a highly accessible hub. While most residents rely on cars, a huge 31.2% of the workforce now works from home, which is far above the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though the proportion of households with no motor vehicle rose slightly to 7.0% since 2011. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Doncaster, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose by 27 points since 2011 to 31.2%, while those using public transport to get to work fell 6.2 points to 3.9%. Driving as the sole occupant remains the most common way to commute at 45.3%.
31.2% ▲ +583.0%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.9% ▼ -61.0%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 3.9%
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.
The area is exceptionally well-connected by bus, with 105 stops and 33 routes. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the Victorian figure, and the number of people reachable within 45 minutes by transit is among the largest for similar areas.
105
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.23
Lower than 51% 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).
2,488.6
Higher than 86% 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).
33
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
58,394
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).
263,581
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).
52
Lower than 62% 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 around is efficient, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 2 minutes. This is lower than most areas, as is the 16-minute drive time to the city.
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.
16
Lower than 71% 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 Doncaster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207021157/doncaster/topic/transport