Moncrieff · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Moncrieff

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

Far fewer homes in Moncrieff are without a car compared to the rest of the country, with only 2.5% of households lacking a motor vehicle. This heavy reliance on private transport is reflected in the way people travel, as most residents drive themselves to work.

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📍 Moncrieff, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Almost every home has at least one car, and over half of all households own two vehicles. Very few people live without a car, though this figure rose 2.5 percentage points since 2016.

2.5%

Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 2.5%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Moncrieff, 2 vehicles is the majority at 54%; 1 vehicle is next at 28%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Most people drive to work, while only 1.8% use public transport, a figure that fell 4.3 percentage points since 2016. Working from home rose to 9.7%, though this remains far below the national figure of 21%.

9.7%

Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 9.7%

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

1.8%

Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 6.1%
  • 2021: 1.8%

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 Moncrieff, Car (driver) is the majority at 81%; Worked at home is next at 11%.

Public transport access

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

Public transport options are limited, with only three routes and 13 stops. The number of stops per 1,000 people is far below the territory figure, and all public transport is provided by buses.

13

Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

2.45

Lower than 75% 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).

344.6

Lower than 68% 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).

24,616

Higher than 72% 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).

44,820

Higher than 50% 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).

61

Higher than 55% 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.

The area is well-positioned for travel, with a short 16-minute drive to the city. Residents also have quick access to transport, with the nearest stop only a 2-minute walk away.

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.

16

Lower than 71% 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 Moncrieff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041120/moncrieff/topic/transport