9.6% ▼ -26.3%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Doveton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Doveton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer households without cars is the main story for Doveton, with the share of homes lacking a vehicle falling 3.4 percentage points since 2011. While the area is now more reliant on cars, a small number of people have shifted toward working from home. This shift is reflected in a 7.8 percentage point increase for those working remotely since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost one in ten homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the state figure of 7.6%. Most households have one or two cars, though the 9.6% without a vehicle is a drop from 13.1% in 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Doveton, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far below the national figure at 9.4%. Most people commute by driving, with 66.7% as the driver, while only 3.1% use public transport to get to work.
9.4% ▲ +511.5%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.1% ▼ -38.4%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.1%
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.
Doveton has 11 public transport routes and 46 stops, but the transit time to the city is among the highest for similar areas at 87 minutes. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are higher than most areas, though slightly below the Victorian figure of 1,268.
46
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.87
Lower than 57% 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).
1,109.1
Higher than 61% 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).
11
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
11,889
Lower than 63% 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).
46,736
Higher than 52% 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).
87
Higher than 98% 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 walk to the nearest stop takes 5 minutes, which is around the middle for this level. Driving to the city usually takes 27 minutes, a time that is also around the middle for similar areas.
5
Higher than 50% 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 Doveton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212021295/doveton/topic/transport