3.2% —
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Doncaster East - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Doncaster East - North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of working residents in Doncaster East - North drive themselves to work, though this is offset by a very high number of people working from home. While car reliance is strong, the area has more public transport routes and stops than most similar places. However, getting into the city by transit takes much longer than in most other areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes here are without a car, with only 3.2% having none, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households are well-equipped, as 44% own two vehicles and 14.3% have three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Doncaster East - North, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far more common here than across Australia, with 32.0% of workers staying home. This is a huge increase from 2016, when only 5.4% worked from home. Meanwhile, public transport use for commuting has fallen by 6.6 points to just 3.1%.
32.0% —
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.1% —
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 has a high number of bus routes and stops, with weekly departures per 1,000 people far above the Victorian figure. Despite this, transit times to the city are much higher than in most areas, as the network relies entirely on buses.
73
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.66
Higher than 55% 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).
2,165.1
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).
20
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
15,672
Higher than 50% 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).
31,126
Lower than 60% 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).
72
Higher than 74% 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 about 22 minutes to drive to the city, which is around the middle for similar areas. However, residents face a longer walk to their nearest stop than most, typically taking about 6 minutes.
6
Higher than 57% 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.
22
Lower than 55% 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 East - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207021424/doncaster-east-north/topic/transport