5.3% ▼ -17.3%
Lower than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Keilor · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Keilor
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all working residents in Keilor drive to work, though there has been a massive shift towards remote employment. This area is now a hub for working from home, with 28.8% of the workforce doing so, which is well above the national figure of 21.0%.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have at least one car, and 41.9% own two. Only 5.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 7.6% and has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Keilor, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Remote work has surged here, rising 26 points since 2011 to reach 28.8%. Meanwhile, just 1.7% of people commute using public transport, which is a little below the national figure of 3.1%.
28.8% ▲ +892.4%
Higher than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.7% ▼ -66.2%
Lower than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 1.7%
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.
Keilor has 5.3 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the state average. This helps explain why weekly departures per 1,000 people are well above the Victorian figure, with buses making up 93.2% of the network.
327
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.30
Higher than 69% 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).
1,691.7
Higher than 79% 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).
19
Lower than 63% 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 into the city is relatively quick, with a typical drive time of 16 minutes. For those using local transit, it takes about 5 minutes to walk to the nearest stop, which is typical for its level.
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 Keilor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21001/keilor/topic/transport