12.3% ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Albert Park · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Albert Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all working residents in Albert Park work from home, which is far above the national figure. This strong trend toward home-based work is mirrored in the high number of households without a car. The area's proximity to the city makes it one of the best-connected places in the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 12.3% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Victorian and national figures. For those who do own cars, the most common situation is having just one vehicle, seen in 48.1% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Albert Park, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 48%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and No vehicle (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is the dominant way to get to work for 47.4% of residents, a figure far above the rest of Australia. While 3.8% use public transport, this is still much higher than in most other similar areas.
47.4% ▲ +635.1%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.8% ▼ -79.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 3.8%
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.
Public transport is highly accessible, with 2,822.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the state average. The network is dominated by trams and light rail, and the 36-minute transit time to the city is much lower than in most areas.
28
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.63
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
2,822.5
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality 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).
6
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
80,132
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
191,798
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
36
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting into the city is very fast, with a drive time of only 8 minutes. Similarly, the 3-minute walk to the nearest stop is much lower than in most other areas.
3
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality 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.
8
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Albert Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20018/albert-park/topic/transport