21.3% ▼ -17.5%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Footscray · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Footscray
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people in Footscray live without a car than the state average, with 21.3% of homes having no motor vehicle. This reliance on other options is supported by an exceptional level of public transport access and a very short travel time to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 21.3% of households have no motor vehicle, which is far above the 7.6% seen across Victoria. While this remains among the highest rates for similar areas, the figure has fallen 4.5 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Footscray, 1 vehicle is the majority at 55%; No vehicle is next at 21%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is much more common here than in most areas, with 36.2% of people doing so. This is far above the national figure of 21.0%, while 8.9% of the workforce uses public transport, which is well above the state average.
36.2% ▲ +1226.7%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.9% ▼ -58.1%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 8.9%
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 is highly available, with 6.89 stops per 1,000 people—well above the Victorian figure of 4.41. This connectivity is reflected in the 118 stops across 25 routes, and weekly departures that are far above the state average.
118
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.
6.89
Higher than 82% 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).
4,403.5
Higher than 89% 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).
25
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
80,796
Higher than 88% 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).
373,735
Higher than 89% 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).
36
Lower than 87% 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 into the city is much faster than in most areas, with a typical drive time of just 9 minutes. Residents also have some of the easiest access to transport, with a zero-minute walk to the nearest stop.
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.
9
Lower than 90% 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).
More for Footscray
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Footscray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213031348/footscray/topic/transport