18.1% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 96% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Port Phillip · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Port Phillip
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far higher proportion of households in Port Phillip live without a car compared to the rest of the state. This car-free lifestyle is supported by a very high number of public transport departures and a tiny one-minute walk to the nearest stop. The area is also a major hub for remote work, with far more people working from home than the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 18.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the figures for Victoria and Australia. While this is among the highest rates for similar areas, the proportion has fallen slightly by 0.8 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Port Phillip, 1 vehicle is the majority at 55%; 2 vehicles is next at 22%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 43.9% of people doing so—far above the national figure. While 6.3% still use public transport to get to work, which is well above the state and national rates, this figure has fallen 16 percentage points since 2011.
43.9% ▲ +862.9%
Higher than 94% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.3% ▼ -71.6%
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 6.3%
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.
Access to transit is excellent, with 2,757 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure far above the Victorian average. Trams and light rail are the most common modes of travel, used by 59.9% of commuters.
415
Higher than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.07
Lower than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
2,757.0
Higher than 94% of sub-region (sa3) 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).
33
Higher than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is quick, with a typical one-minute walk to the nearest stop. The area also has some of the shortest drive times to the city, taking only seven minutes.
1
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
7
Lower than 95% of sub-region (sa3) 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)).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
More for Port Phillip
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Port Phillip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20605/port-phillip/topic/transport