1.9% ▼ -35.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Croydon North · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Croydon North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer than 2% of homes in Croydon North lack a motor vehicle, which is much lower than the national figure. This reliance on cars is reflected in the daily routine, where over half of the workforce drive to work. The area is well-served by local bus routes, though it remains a long trip to the city center.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 46.4% having two vehicles. Only 1.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below both the Victorian and Australian averages.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Croydon North, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 47%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 28.1% of residents doing so, which is well above the national figure. While 51.4% drive to work, only 1.1% use public transport, which is higher than most similar areas.
28.1% ▲ +605.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -69.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 a high number of public transport stops and routes compared to similar places, though departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure. All public transport here is provided by buses, and the trip to the city is among the longest for similar areas at 89 minutes.
31
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.
3.83
Higher than 73% 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).
550.7
Higher than 79% 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).
11
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
18,059
Higher than 72% 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).
18,059
Lower than 52% 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).
89
Higher than 99% 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 to the city takes 31 minutes by car, which is lower than most areas. Residents also enjoy a short walk to the nearest stop, typically taking just 6 minutes.
6
Lower than 64% 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.
31
Lower than 73% 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 Croydon North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20684/croydon-north/topic/transport