5.3% ▼ -24.2%
Lower than 60% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Melbourne - North West · Region (SA4)
Transport & Vehicles in Melbourne - North West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive jump in remote work defines the commute for Melbourne - North West, where 22.5% of people now work from home. This is a huge increase from just 2.6% back in 2011. While most people still rely on cars, the area has a strong network of public transport options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, with 40.1% owning two. Only 5.3% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Melbourne - North West, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Over half of workers drive to work, while 22.5% work from home, a figure a little above the national average. Only 2.8% of people commute using public transport, which is about the same as the state and national rates.
22.5% ▲ +752.8%
Higher than 75% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.8% ▼ -57.6%
Higher than 58% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 by 1,885 public transport stops and 90 routes, more than many similar areas. This is mostly via buses, which make up 94.4% of the services, with weekly departures per person being about the same as the state figure.
1,885
Higher than 73% of region (sa4) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.44
Lower than 57% 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).
1,256.0
Higher than 63% 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).
90
Higher than 63% 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Melbourne - North West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/210/melbourne-north-west/topic/transport