4.3% ▼ -22.7%
Lower than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Melville · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Melville
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people in Melville worked from home in 2021 than in 2011, though the area remains heavily reliant on cars. It is a well-connected hub where 10% of the workforce now works from home and the typical drive to the city takes only 15 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes in Melville are without a car, with only 4.3% having no vehicle—a figure that has fallen since 2011. Most households own at least two cars, with 42.6% of homes holding exactly two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Melville, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
While 61.4% of workers drive, 4.9% use public transport, which is much higher than in most similar areas. The number of people working from home rose to 10.0% since 2011, though this remains far below the national figure.
10.0% ▲ +126.8%
Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.9% ▼ -26.6%
Higher than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 access is among the highest for this level, with 2,392.9 weekly departures per 1,000 people, well above the state figure. The area is served by 42 routes and 569 stops, almost exclusively for buses.
569
Higher than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.36
Higher than 71% 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).
2,392.9
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).
42
Higher than 73% 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 typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes 5 minutes. Travel to the city is efficient, with a 15-minute drive time that is much lower than in most other areas.
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.
15
Lower than 76% 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 Melville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50704/melville/topic/transport