6.8% ▼ -26.1%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hampton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Hampton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive 38% jump in work-from-home rates since 2011 defines the changing habits of Hampton. This shift is reflected in the local commute, where 43.8% of people now work from home, a figure far above the national average. While most residents rely on cars, the area offers very quick access to public transport stops.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have one or two cars, with 39.4% owning two vehicles. Only 6.8% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Hampton splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (39%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 43.8%, which is far above the Victorian and national figures. In contrast, the share of people using public transport to get to work has fallen by 7.9 percentage points since 2011 to just 2.8%.
43.8% ▲ +612.0%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.8% ▼ -73.5%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 2.8%
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.
Hampton has 84 public transport stops and 14 routes, which is more than most similar areas. However, the 66-minute transit time to the city is higher than in most other areas, and weekly departures are well below the Victorian average.
84
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.62
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).
1,002.6
Higher than 58% 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).
14
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
18,200
Higher than 57% 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).
108,848
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).
66
Higher than 64% 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 nearest stop is very easy, with a walking time of just one minute, which is much lower than most areas. The typical drive time to the city is 21 minutes.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
21
Lower than 57% 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 Hampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208011172/hampton/topic/transport