6.7% ▼ -22.3%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Airport West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Airport West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Much higher rates of working from home than the national figure define Airport West, where 27.1% of workers now stay put. This shift is part of a broader trend toward flexible work in an area where the majority of residents still rely on cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 37.9% owning two and 10% owning three. Only 6.7% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Airport West splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (41%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 27.1%, which is well above the national figure of 21%. Conversely, the share of people using public transport to get to work has fallen sharply since 2011 to just 1.8%.
27.1% ▲ +1196.2%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% ▼ -69.3%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 1.8%
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.
The area has 6.61 stops per 1,000 people and 1,966.5 weekly departures, both of which are well above the Victorian figures. Despite these high numbers and 13 different routes, the transit time to the city is much higher than most areas.
54
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.61
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).
1,966.5
Higher than 83% 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).
13
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
15,646
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).
49,486
Higher than 54% 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.
A quick one-minute walk to the nearest stop is much lower than most areas. This accessibility is paired with a short 16-minute drive to the city, which is lower than most areas.
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.
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).
More for Airport West
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Airport West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210011226/airport-west/topic/transport