10.5% ▼ -22.7%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
St Albans - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in St Albans - North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people in St Albans - North live without a car than in most similar areas. While 10.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, the area is well connected with a high number of public transport stops and routes compared to other local regions.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.5% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 7.4%. However, this has improved slightly, falling 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In St Albans - North, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is much higher than in most areas at 6.0%, though this fell 4.7 percentage points since 2011. Working from home is far less common here than across Victoria, at just 11.8%.
11.8% ▲ +625.3%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.0% ▼ -44.1%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 is well equipped with 77 public transport stops and 11 routes, both of which are higher than about 70% of similar areas. Despite this, weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the state figure.
77
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.74
Lower than 59% 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).
855.4
Higher than 52% 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).
20,581
Higher 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).
74,545
Higher than 63% 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).
61
Higher than 55% 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.
Residents here enjoy some of the best access to transport in the region, with the walk to the nearest stop being among the lowest for similar areas. The drive time to the city is about 21 minutes.
0
Lower than 99% 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.
21
Lower than 57% 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 St Albans - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011334/st-albans-north/topic/transport