9.8% ▼ -19.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hughesdale · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Hughesdale
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over a third of people in Hughesdale work from home, which is far above the national figure. This reflects a modern shift in how the area connects to the city, combining a high rate of remote work with some of the best public transport access in the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly 10% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is a single vehicle, found in 43.7% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Hughesdale, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and No vehicle (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Remote work is very common here, with 36.5% of people working from home—far above the Victorian figure of 25.7%. Public transport use for commuting is also among the highest for similar areas at 5.9%.
36.5% ▲ +1036.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.9% ▼ -67.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 32 stops and 20 routes serving the area. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are much higher than most areas and a little above the state figure.
32
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.
4.23
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).
1,466.7
Higher than 89% 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).
20
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
39,860
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).
268,490
Higher than 88% 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).
49
Lower than 66% 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 is faster than in most areas, with a typical drive time of just 17 minutes. Walking to the nearest transport stop is also very quick, taking only one minute.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
17
Lower than 86% 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 Hughesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21214/hughesdale/topic/transport