5.6% ▼ -21.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hampton · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Hampton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A staggering 44.7% of people work from home in Hampton, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This high proportion of home-based work is a standout feature of the suburb, sitting far above the national figure of 21%. While public transport is well available, the area remains heavily reliant on cars for those who do travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, with 40.9% owning two. Only 5.6% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the Victorian average of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Hampton splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (41%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is the most common way to get to work at 44.7%, far above the state figure of 25.7%. For those who do travel, 32.9% drive and 3% use public transport, which is about the same as the national average.
44.7% ▲ +591.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.0% ▼ -71.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 3.0%
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.
Hampton has 69 public transport stops and 14 routes, among the largest numbers for its level. With 5.1 stops per 1,000 people, this is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Victorian average.
69
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.10
Higher than 78% 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).
1,091.1
Higher than 87% 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).
14
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
18,200
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).
111,669
Higher than 81% 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).
57
Lower than 51% 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 around is relatively easy, as the typical walk to the nearest stop is only 3 minutes. The drive time to the city is 20 minutes, which is much lower than 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.
20
Lower than 83% 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 Hampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21131/hampton/topic/transport