9.5% —
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Noble Park - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Noble Park - East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Much higher rates of car-free living than most similar areas define Noble Park - East, where 9.5% of homes have no motor vehicle. While public transport use is also higher than the state and national figures, the area faces a long 69-minute trip to the city by transit.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly one in ten homes here have no motor vehicle, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 7.6% and has barely changed since 2016. Most households rely on one or two cars, with 46.3% owning one and 32.3% owning two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Noble Park - East, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 46%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and No vehicle (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose 13 points since 2016 to reach 14.5%, though this is still far below the Victorian figure of 25.7%. Public transport use for commuting is 5.0%, which is much higher than most similar areas but fell 7.5 points since 2016.
14.5% —
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.0% —
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 5.0%
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.
The area has 14 public transport routes, but only 2.59 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the Victorian figure of 4.41. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are also far below the state average.
33
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.59
Lower than 74% 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).
688.3
Lower than 55% 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).
14
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
12,739
Lower than 60% 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).
123,666
Higher than 75% 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).
69
Higher than 70% 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 typical drive to the city takes about 25 minutes, which is around the middle for its level. Residents also find the nearest transport stop within a 5-minute walk.
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.
25
Higher than 50% 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 Noble Park - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212041459/noble-park-east/topic/transport