9.5% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kingsbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Kingsbury
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than a quarter of workers in Kingsbury now work from home, reflecting a major shift in how people get around. While the area is well served by public transport, it remains a place where most people rely on cars or home-based work for their daily routines.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.5% of homes in Kingsbury have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the state figure. Most households own one or two cars, with 36.7% having one and 36% having two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Kingsbury splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 25.4% since 2011, while the 4.6% who use public transport to get to work is much higher than most areas. Nearly half of all workers still commute as the driver of a car.
25.4% ▲ +689.3%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.6% ▼ -50.1%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 4.6%
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.
Kingsbury is very well connected, with 6.63 transport stops per 1,000 people, a figure well above the Victorian average. Weekly departures are among the highest for similar areas, though it takes much longer than most places to reach the city by transit.
69
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.63
Higher than 79% 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).
3,090.1
Higher than 87% 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).
12
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
23,207
Higher than 69% 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).
151,635
Higher than 80% 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).
73
Higher than 76% 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 into the city by car takes about 18 minutes, which is lower than most areas. For those using public transport, the walk to the nearest stop typically takes around 5 minutes.
5
Higher than 50% 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.
18
Lower than 66% 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).
More for Kingsbury
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Kingsbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209021205/kingsbury/topic/transport