10.4% —
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Lalor - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Lalor - East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 10% of homes in Lalor - East do not own a car, which is much higher than most similar areas. While many residents still rely on driving, a higher share of the workforce uses public transport compared to the state and national figures. This creates a mixed transport landscape where some people are very well connected while others face long trips to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
A typical home here has one or two cars, but 10.4% of households have no motor vehicle. This is well above the national figure of 7.4% and slightly higher than the Victorian average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Lalor - East, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport is used by 5.7% of workers, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, working from home is far less common here than in the rest of Victoria, where 25.7% do so compared to 14% in this area.
14.0% —
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.7% —
Higher than 86% 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.
There are 41 public transport stops and 4 routes serving the area, but the 73-minute trip to the city is much higher than most areas. The number of stops per 1,000 people is about the same as the Victorian average.
41
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.12
Lower than 53% 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).
1,046.2
Higher than 59% 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).
4
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
9,947
Lower than 71% 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).
57,132
Higher than 58% 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.
It takes a typical resident about 22 minutes to drive to the city, which is around the middle for its level. The walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 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.
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 Lalor - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041529/lalor-east/topic/transport