5.6% —
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Croydon - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Croydon - West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged in Croydon - West, with 28.8% of people now doing so. This shift is part of a broader move away from commuting, as the number of people using public transport to get to work fell by 5.1 points since 2016. Most households rely on cars, though the area is well served by a high number of transport routes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 40.5% owning two vehicles. Only 5.6% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is a little below the Victorian average and has barely changed since 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Croydon - West splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) and 1 vehicle (38%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nearly 29% of people work from home, which is well above the national figure of 21%. Only 2.1% of residents commute by public transport, a rate that is about the same as the state average.
28.8% —
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.1% —
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 17 public transport routes and 65 stops, both of which are more than most similar areas. While weekly departures are a little above the Victorian figure, the travel time to the city is much higher than in most areas.
65
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.
4.60
Higher than 55% 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).
1,386.0
Higher than 71% 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).
17
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
14,139
Lower than 55% 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).
60,829
Higher than 59% 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).
76
Higher than 80% 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 typical drive time to the city is 27 minutes. Residents generally have a short walk to their nearest transport stop, which takes about 4 minutes.
4
Lower than 57% 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.
27
Higher than 54% 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 Croydon - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211031451/croydon-west/topic/transport