9.7% ▼ -23.8%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Altona North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Altona North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 30% of people in Altona North now work from home, a huge jump from just 1.8% in 2011. This shift toward remote work is much higher than the national figure and defines how people move. While car travel remains common, the area has a very high number of public transport stops compared to the state average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.7% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. This figure has fallen slightly since 2011, while the most common setup is a single vehicle for 38.9% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Altona North splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with No vehicle at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is well above the national figure at 29.9%, making it a primary way people get to work. Only 2.3% of the workforce uses public transport, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
29.9% ▲ +1551.2%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% ▼ -66.3%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 124 public transport stops and 11 routes, which are among the highest figures for areas of this size. However, these are all bus services, and the 85-minute trip to the city is among the slowest at this level.
124
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.30
Higher than 86% 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).
2,939.4
Higher than 87% 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).
14,931
Lower than 53% 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).
14,931
Lower than 78% 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).
85
Higher than 95% 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 16-minute drive to the city is faster than in most areas. In contrast, the 25-minute walk to the nearest stop is much longer than the typical experience in similar places.
25
Higher than 83% 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.
16
Lower than 71% 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 North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213021343/altona-north/topic/transport