13.9% ▼ -16.3%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Broadmeadows · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Broadmeadows
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people in Broadmeadows live without a car than is typical for the rest of the state. This reliance on other options is supported by a high number of public transport stops and services. While most residents still drive to work, the area has strong transit connections to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Around 13.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Victorian figure of 7.6%. This is a decrease from 2011, when 16.6% of households were without a car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Broadmeadows, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (30%) and No vehicle (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is 7.2%, which is well above the national figure of 3.1%. Conversely, only 12% of people work from home, a figure far below the 25.7% seen across Victoria.
12.0% ▲ +883.7%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.2% ▼ -22.5%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 is very well served by transit, with 6.71 stops per 1,000 people and 27 different routes. Weekly departures are far above the state average, and there are 93 total stops in the area.
93
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.71
Higher than 80% 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).
2,951.6
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).
27
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
13,859
Lower than 56% 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).
129,359
Higher than 76% 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).
59
Higher than 51% 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 to a transit stop is quick, with a typical walk of just 2 minutes. The drive time to the city is 18 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Broadmeadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210051242/broadmeadows/topic/transport