4.9% ▲ +8.7%
Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Manningham - West · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Manningham - West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A huge 32% of people in Manningham - West now work from home, making it far more common than across Australia. This shift toward remote work is a key part of daily life here, alongside a high reliance on cars for those who do travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have two cars, and only 4.9% of households have no motor vehicle. This is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia, and the proportion has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Manningham - West, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (36%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged by 28 points since 2011, while the 3.1% who use public transport to get to work is about the same as the national figure.
32.0% ▲ +617.6%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.1% ▼ -63.0%
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 3.1%
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.
Buses make up 100% of the local network, with 472 stops across the area. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the Victorian average, placing this area among the highest for service frequency.
472
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.80
Higher 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).
2,329.1
Higher than 90% 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).
44
Higher than 75% 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 relatively efficient, with a typical two-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is 20 minutes, which is lower than in most similar areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
20
Lower than 64% 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 Manningham - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20702/manningham-west/topic/transport