Seddon - Kingsville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Seddon - Kingsville

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Nearly 46% of workers in Seddon - Kingsville work from home, a figure that is far above the national average. This strong shift toward home-based work is the most striking feature of the local commute, alongside a high number of households that do not own a car.

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📍 Seddon - Kingsville, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 11.3% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Victorian figure of 7.6%. This is much higher than most similar areas, though the proportion of car-free homes fell 3.6 percentage points since 2011.

11.3% ▼ -24.1%

Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 14.9%
  • 2016: 13.2%
  • 2021: 11.3%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Seddon - Kingsville, 1 vehicle is the majority at 53%; 2 vehicles is next at 30%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is incredibly common, rising 42 percentage points since 2011 to reach a level far above the national figure. Public transport use for commuting is a little above the national average, though it fell 12 percentage points since 2011.

45.6% ▲ +1089.1%

Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.8%
  • 2016: 3.8%
  • 2021: 45.6%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

4.7% ▼ -72.5%

Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 17.1%
  • 2016: 21.1%
  • 2021: 4.7%

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.

How people get to work

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In Seddon - Kingsville, Worked at home is the majority at 55%; Car (driver) is next at 33%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport access is strong, with 234,559 people reachable within 45 minutes, a figure larger than about 90% of similar areas. While the number of stops per 1,000 people is well below the state average, weekly departures are about the same as the Victorian figure.

28

Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

3.03

Lower than 69% 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).

1,328.8

Higher than 69% 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).

72,329

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).

234,559

Higher than 87% 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).

43

Lower than 77% 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 very efficient, with a typical drive time of just 12 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also enjoy a short walk to the nearest stop, taking only 3 minutes on average.

3

Lower than 71% 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.

12

Lower than 83% 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 Seddon - Kingsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213031350/seddon-kingsville/topic/transport