11.7% ▼ -19.6%
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Darebin - North · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Darebin - North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people in Darebin - North live without a car than in other parts of the state, with 11.7% of homes having no motor vehicle. This trend is supported by a high density of public transport and a large number of residents who work from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 11.7% of homes here do not have a car, which is well above the Victorian figure of 7.6%. While the typical home has one or two vehicles, the proportion of car-free households has fallen 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Darebin - North, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and No vehicle (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 30.4% of people doing so—well above the national figure of 21%. While 5.2% of workers use public transport to get to work, this is much higher than most areas, though it has fallen 8.2 percentage points since 2011.
30.4% ▲ +1163.2%
Higher than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.2% ▼ -61.4%
Higher than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 5.2%
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.
Public transport is highly accessible, with 606 stops and 33 routes. There are 6.36 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the Victorian average, and weekly departures are among the highest for similar areas.
606
Higher than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.36
Higher than 85% 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).
2,390.2
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).
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.
The area is well connected, with a typical drive time of 16 minutes to the city. Most people can walk to their nearest transport stop in about 5 minutes.
5
Higher than 50% 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.
16
Lower than 74% 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 Darebin - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20902/darebin-north/topic/transport