9.8% ▼ -31.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hampton East · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Hampton East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A huge 40.5% of workers in Hampton East work from home, a figure far above the national average of 21%. This strong trend toward remote work defines the local transport landscape, even though the area has a high number of public transport stops and routes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost 10% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Victorian figure of 7.6%. Most households rely on one or two cars, with 42.1% having a single vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Hampton East, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and No vehicle (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is the most common way to get to work for 40.5% of residents, far exceeding the 25.7% seen across Victoria. In contrast, only 2.5% of people commute by public transport, which is about the same as the national figure.
40.5% ▲ +663.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.5% ▼ -75.9%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 is well served with 22 public transport stops and 8 routes, which is among the largest for areas of this size. While there are many bus services and high departure rates, the transit time to the city is 63 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
22
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.
4.34
Higher than 75% 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).
1,241.9
Higher than 88% 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).
8
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).
136,632
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).
63
Higher than 62% 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.
It takes only 18 minutes to drive to the city, a time that is much lower than most areas. Residents also have quick access to transit, with a typical 6-minute walk to the nearest stop.
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.
18
Lower than 85% 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 East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21132/hampton-east/topic/transport