Hampton Park · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Hampton Park

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

More people can reach a wider area by public transport from Hampton Park than in about 81% of similar places. While the area has a high number of transit stops and routes, most residents still rely on cars to get around. Only 11.7% of workers stay at home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 25.7%.

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📍 Hampton Park, Suburb / Locality

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most households own multiple cars, with 40.8% having two vehicles. Only 4.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most areas but well below the Victorian average of 7.6%.

4.4% ▼ -21.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.6%
  • 2016: 4.0%
  • 2021: 4.4%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Hampton Park, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (16%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the main way to get to work, with 65.3% of people as the driver. Public transport use for commuting is 2.5%, which is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the national figure of 3.1%.

11.7% ▲ +664.5%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.5%
  • 2016: 1.9%
  • 2021: 11.7%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

2.5% ▼ -54.4%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.6%
  • 2016: 5.2%
  • 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.

How people get to work

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In Hampton Park, Car (driver) is the majority at 76%; Worked at home is next at 14%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Hampton Park has 105 public transport stops and 8 routes, among the largest counts for this area level. There are 4.03 stops per 1,000 people, and weekly departures are much higher than most similar areas.

105

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

4.03

Higher than 74% 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).

1,110.5

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).

26,083

Higher than 79% 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).

54,268

Higher than 66% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

The area is relatively accessible, with a typical 4-minute walk to the nearest stop. It also has a shorter drive time to the city, at 31 minutes, which is lower than most similar areas.

4

Lower than 71% 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 Hampton Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21133/hampton-park/topic/transport