6.2% ▼ -23.7%
Higher than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kingston · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Kingston
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 31% of people work from home in Kingston, a figure that is far above the national average. While public transport options are plentiful across the area, the way people get to work has shifted heavily toward home offices. This change is reflected in the sharp rise of remote work since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, with 40% owning two vehicles. Only 6.2% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures and down 1.9 points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Kingston splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) and 1 vehicle (39%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has jumped 28 points since 2011 to reach 31.8%, which is well above the state average. In contrast, only 2.3% of people now use public transport to get to work, a figure that is about the same as the national average.
31.8% ▲ +772.8%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% ▼ -73.4%
Higher than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 2.3%
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.
Kingston has 5.22 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the Victorian figure. The area is well served by 640 stops and 44 routes, though the vast majority of these are bus services.
640
Higher than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.22
Higher than 67% 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).
1,331.3
Higher than 69% 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.
A typical trip to the city takes about 25 minutes. However, it takes longer to reach transit than in most areas, with a 9-minute walk to the nearest stop.
9
Higher than 63% 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.
25
Lower than 55% 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 Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20803/kingston/topic/transport