21.2% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Stonnington - West · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Stonnington - West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all working residents in Stonnington - West now work from home, reflecting a major shift in how people get to their jobs. This high rate of remote work is matched by a strong tendency to live without a car, making the area far less vehicle-dependent than the rest of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Over one-fifth of homes here have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the Victorian average of 7.6%. Just over half of households own a single car, while 21% own two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Stonnington - West, 1 vehicle is the majority at 52%; No vehicle is next at 21%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is the most common way to get to work for 45.4% of the workforce, a jump of 40 points since 2011. While 7.1% use public transport—well above the national figure—this is down 16 points since 2011.
45.4% ▲ +782.7%
Higher than 95% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 45.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.1% ▼ -69.2%
Higher than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 7.1%
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.
Trams and light rail are the dominant way to travel, making up 68.9% of the network. While the number of stops is around average for the state, the frequency of weekly departures is far above the Victorian figure.
257
Lower than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.11
Lower than 57% 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).
2,184.1
Higher than 88% 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).
14
Lower than 71% 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.
The area is very well connected, with a typical drive time to the city of only 10 minutes. It also takes about 4 minutes to walk to the nearest public transport stop.
4
Lower than 57% 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.
10
Lower than 88% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Stonnington - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20606/stonnington-west/topic/transport