Hoppers Crossing - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Hoppers Crossing - North

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

More public transport stops and routes are available in Hoppers Crossing - North than in most similar areas. While there are 92 stops and 13 routes to serve the community, the typical trip to the city remains long, taking 84 minutes by transit.

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📍 Hoppers Crossing - North, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Cars are very common here, with 95.7% of homes owning at least one vehicle. Only 4.3% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has remained steady since 2011.

4.3% ▼ -0.1%

Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 4.3%
  • 2016: 3.5%
  • 2021: 4.3%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Hoppers Crossing - North, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (16%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the main way to get to work for 57.3% of people. Working from home has risen sharply to 18.7% since 2011, while the share of people using public transport for their commute fell to 2.4%.

18.7% ▲ +644.3%

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

  • 2011: 2.5%
  • 2016: 2.8%
  • 2021: 18.7%

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

2.4% ▼ -48.3%

Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 4.7%
  • 2016: 5.3%
  • 2021: 2.4%

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 Hoppers Crossing - North, Car (driver) is the majority at 69%; Worked at home is next at 22%.

Public transport access

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

The area has 4.99 stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the Victorian average. Buses are the primary mode of transport, making up 95.6% of the local network.

92

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

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

4.99

Higher than 60% 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).

1,229.5

Higher than 65% 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).

18,446

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).

56,283

Higher than 58% 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).

84

Higher than 93% 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.

Walking to the nearest stop takes just 2 minutes, which is lower than most areas. A drive to the city typically takes 23 minutes.

2

Lower than 86% 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.

23

Lower than 54% 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 Hoppers Crossing - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051361/hoppers-crossing-north/topic/transport