7.0% ▼ -39.2%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Laverton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Laverton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Forty-three percent of workers in Laverton drive themselves to work, making the car the most common way to get around. This area has an exceptionally high number of public transport stops and services compared to the rest of the state. While car use remains high, nearly 28% of residents now work from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7% of homes in Laverton have no motor vehicle, which is about the same as the state and national figures. This is a drop of 4.5 percentage points since 2011. Most households have one or two vehicles, with 42.3% having one and 36.3% having two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Laverton, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 28.4%, a rise of 27 percentage points since 2011. This is well above the Australian figure of 21.0%. Public transport use for commuting is 6.4%, which is much higher than most areas and well above the state average.
28.4% ▲ +2818.2%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.4% ▼ -62.7%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 6.4%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Laverton has a very high level of service, with 8.46 stops per 1,000 people and 21 different routes. This is far above the Victorian average of 4.41 stops. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are also among the highest in the country.
97
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.
8.46
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).
3,129.4
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).
21
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
11,459
Lower than 65% 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).
11,459
Lower than 82% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is relatively easy, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 2 minutes. The drive time to the city is 17 minutes, which is lower than most similar areas.
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.
17
Lower than 69% 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 Laverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051363/laverton/topic/transport