14.4% ▼ -17.8%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ardeer - Albion · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Ardeer - Albion
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people in Ardeer - Albion are without a car than in most other areas, with 14.4% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is well above the Victorian figure of 7.6%. While many rely on other options, the area is well connected by transit and a short drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 14.4% of households have no motor vehicle, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above the national figure. Most homes have one vehicle (46.5%) or two (26.9%), though the share of carless homes fell 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Ardeer - Albion, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (27%) and No vehicle (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose sharply to 22% since 2011, while public transport use for work fell 10 percentage points to 6.7%. Despite this drop, the share of people commuting by transit remains well above the national figure of 3.1%.
22.0% ▲ +1460.8%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.7% ▼ -61.1%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 a very high number of weekly departures per 1,000 people, sitting far above the Victorian figure. Public transport is mainly via bus (89.9%), and the network allows 178,417 people to be reached within 45 minutes.
32
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.27
Lower than 51% 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).
2,136.2
Higher than 86% 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).
9
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
34,951
Higher than 79% 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).
178,417
Higher than 84% 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).
53
Lower than 60% 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 around is relatively easy, as the walk to the nearest stop is just 2 minutes. Additionally, the drive time to the city is 17 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.
17
Lower than 69% 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 Ardeer - Albion [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011328/ardeer-albion/topic/transport