5.8% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Altona Meadows · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Altona Meadows
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of the workforce in Altona Meadows drives to work, reflecting a strong reliance on cars in the area. While most households own at least one vehicle, a growing number of residents now work from home, which has surged from just 2% in 2011 to 23.4%.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 5.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and is a little below the Victorian and national figures. Most households are well-equipped, with 77.5% owning either one or two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Altona Meadows splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has seen a huge jump to 23.4%, which is a little above the national average. Conversely, the share of people using public transport to get to work fell from 7.2% in 2011 to 2.6%.
23.4% ▲ +1093.6%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.6% ▼ -64.1%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 options are limited, with just 6 routes and a number of stops per 1,000 people that is far below the Victorian figure. This helps explain why the travel time to the city is higher than in most areas.
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.
2.49
Lower than 75% 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).
771.0
Lower than 51% 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).
6
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
18,479
Higher than 58% 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).
32,035
Lower than 59% 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 21 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas. Residents enjoy very convenient access to transit stops, with the walk to the nearest one being much lower than in most areas.
1
Lower than 93% 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 Altona Meadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213021342/altona-meadows/topic/transport