5.3% ▼ -37.1%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Niddrie - Essendon West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Niddrie - Essendon West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Niddrie - Essendon West stands out for its exceptionally high number of people working from home and a very strong frequency of public transport services. While most residents rely on cars, the area has more transport stops per person than most similar places. The shift toward home-based work has been dramatic, with 31.2% of the workforce now operating from their own residence.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one vehicle, with 40.8% owning two. Only 5.3% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is a little below the national and state figures and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Niddrie - Essendon West, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (36%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 31.2%, which is far above the Australian figure and much higher than most areas. This helps explain why only 2.2% of the workforce now uses public transport to commute, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
31.2% ▲ +1054.3%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.2% ▼ -62.2%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 2.2%
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 5.23 stops per 1,000 people, which is higher than most areas and a little above the state figure. Weekly departures are also well above the state average, though the transit time to the city is higher than most areas.
39
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.23
Higher than 63% 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).
1,977.7
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).
10
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
7,460
Lower than 81% 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).
93,755
Higher than 70% 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).
64
Higher than 61% 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 16-minute drive to the city is lower than most areas, making it relatively quick to reach the centre by car. However, the 7-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most similar places.
7
Higher than 61% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Niddrie - Essendon West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210011230/niddrie-essendon-west/topic/transport