4.5% ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Keilor · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Keilor
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A reliance on cars defines daily travel in Keilor, where about 54% of workers drive themselves to work. While public transport options are widely available, the area has seen a massive shift toward flexible arrangements, with working-from-home rates climbing 22 percentage points since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here own multiple cars, with 43.5% having two vehicles. Only 4.5% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Keilor, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 1.0%, a figure that has fallen since 2011. Instead, nearly a quarter of the workforce now works from home, which is well above the national figure.
24.9% ▲ +654.4%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -61.1%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 1.0%
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.
Keilor has a high number of transport stops and routes compared to most areas, with 7.72 stops per 1,000 people. However, the transit time to the city is much higher than most areas, and all local services are buses.
66
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.72
Higher than 86% 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).
1,835.4
Higher than 80% 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).
9
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
23,621
Higher than 70% 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).
23,621
Lower than 67% 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).
79
Higher than 84% 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.
The drive time to the city is lower than most areas at 17 minutes. Conversely, the 8-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most similar places.
8
Higher than 64% 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.
17
Lower than 69% 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 Keilor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210011228/keilor/topic/transport