5.7% ▼ -21.7%
Higher than 57% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Melbourne - North East · Region (SA4)
Transport & Vehicles in Melbourne - North East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than a quarter of workers in Melbourne - North East now work from home, a figure well above the national average. This shift reflects a broader trend toward flexible work in the region. While public transport options are plentiful, the area remains heavily reliant on private cars for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, with 39.9% owning two vehicles. Only 5.7% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures and represents a small drop since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Melbourne - North East, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 26%, up 23 percentage points since 2011. While 50.6% of people still drive to work, those using public transport have fallen to 3.0%, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
26.0% ▲ +723.9%
Higher than 82% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.0% ▼ -61.0%
Higher than 61% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 3.0%
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.
The area is well-served with 2,436 public transport stops, and weekly departures per 1,000 people are a little above the state average. Buses are the primary mode of transit, making up 89.3% of the network.
2,436
Higher than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.51
Lower than 54% of region (sa4) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,534.3
Higher than 74% of region (sa4) 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).
81
Higher than 53% of region (sa4) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Melbourne - North East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/209/melbourne-north-east/topic/transport