9.7% ▼ -34.1%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Royal Park - Hendon - Albert Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Royal Park - Hendon - Albert Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short 13-minute drive to the city makes Royal Park - Hendon - Albert Park a very accessible hub for commuters. While most residents rely on cars, nearly 10% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than in most other areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost 10% of households here do not own a motor vehicle, a figure that is a little above the national average but has fallen by 5 percentage points since 2011. Most homes have either one or two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Royal Park - Hendon - Albert Park splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Daily travel is dominated by cars, with 68.1% of workers driving. Very few people work from home at 7.2%, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%.
7.2% ▲ +309.3%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.0% ▼ -17.5%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 is well served with 13 public transport routes and more stops per 1,000 people than most areas. Buses are the primary option, making up 93.1% of the local transit network.
34
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.23
Higher than 63% 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).
925.1
Higher than 55% 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).
13
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
6,499
Lower than 85% 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).
71,242
Higher than 62% 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).
62
Higher than 57% 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 around is relatively easy for residents, as the typical walk to the nearest stop is just 3 minutes, which is lower than in most other areas.
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.
13
Lower than 80% 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 Royal Park - Hendon - Albert Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/404011094/royal-park-hendon-albert-park/topic/transport