11.3% ▼ -19.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Essendon North · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Essendon North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 11% of homes in Essendon North do not have a motor vehicle, a figure well above the national average. This lack of private cars is matched by strong transit links, making it an area where many residents can easily get around without a vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 11.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is among the highest rate for similar areas. For those who do own cars, the typical home has just one vehicle, while 27.4% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Essendon North, 1 vehicle is the majority at 52%; 2 vehicles is next at 27%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 29.4% of people doing so, well above the national figure of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is also a little above the state and national averages at 5.3%.
29.4% ▲ +961.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.3% ▼ -44.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 11 stops and 7 routes, which is more than most similar areas. This helps provide a very high number of weekly departures per 1,000 people compared to the state average.
11
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.58
Higher than 72% 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).
1,709.5
Higher than 90% 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).
7
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
38,264
Higher than 86% 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).
135,259
Higher than 86% 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).
54
Lower than 57% 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 fast, with a drive time of only 15 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also enjoy quick access to transit, with a typical 5-minute walk to the nearest stop.
5
Lower than 68% 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.
15
Lower than 88% 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 Essendon North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20887/essendon-north/topic/transport