10.4% ▼ -18.4%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
St Albans - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in St Albans - South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 10% of homes in St Albans - South do not own a car, a figure well above the national average. This reliance on other transport is reflected in the way people travel, with a much higher proportion of residents using public transport for their commute compared to the rest of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.4% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is still well above the Australian figure, the proportion fell by 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In St Albans - South, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 39%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Around 6.9% of people use public transport to get to work, which is well above the national figure. Far fewer people work from home (12.2%) than in the rest of Victoria, though this has risen 10 percentage points since 2011.
12.2% ▲ +552.4%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.9% ▼ -45.8%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 6.9%
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.
Public transport reach is strong, with 165,556 people accessible within 45 minutes, though there are fewer stops per 1,000 people than the state average. Buses are the primary mode of transit, making up 80.8% of services.
57
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.27
Lower than 66% 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).
960.9
Higher than 56% 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).
10
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
26,899
Higher than 73% 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).
165,556
Higher than 82% 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).
51
Lower than 64% 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 20 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas. Residents generally have a 5-minute walk to their nearest transport stop.
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.
20
Lower than 60% 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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011335/st-albans-south/topic/transport