5.9% ▼ -25.3%
Higher than 60% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Melbourne - West · Region (SA4)
Transport & Vehicles in Melbourne - West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of workers in Melbourne - West drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars. While the area has a massive network of over 3,000 transport stops, working from home has surged to 24.7% since 2011. This shift comes as the number of homes without a car has fallen to 5.9%.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 39.2% having two vehicles and 12.2% having three. Only 5.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most areas but a little below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Melbourne - West splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has jumped 22 points since 2011 to reach 24.7%, a figure well above the national average. Meanwhile, those using public transport to get to work fell to 3.2%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
24.7% ▲ +917.0%
Higher than 79% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.2% ▼ -59.1%
Higher than 64% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 3.2%
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.
The area has 3,295 public transport stops and 113 routes, making it one of the largest networks of its kind. Despite this, there are 3.86 stops per 1,000 people, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Victorian average.
3,295
Higher than 97% of region (sa4) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.86
Lower than 73% 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).
1,186.8
Higher than 61% 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).
113
Higher than 82% 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/213/melbourne-west/topic/transport