32.8% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
North Melbourne · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in North Melbourne
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people now work from home in North Melbourne than ever before, with 39% of workers doing so. This shift reflects a broader move away from car reliance in an area where nearly a third of homes have no motor vehicle at all.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 32.8% of homes here have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the 7.6% seen across Victoria. For those who do own a car, the most common setup is a single vehicle, found in 50.8% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In North Melbourne, 1 vehicle is the majority at 51%; No vehicle is next at 33%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 39%, which is far above the national figure of 21%. This contributes to a higher use of public transport for commuting (8%) compared to the rest of the country.
39.0% ▲ +880.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.0% ▼ -61.6%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 8.0%
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.
Public transport is highly accessible with 51 stops and 8 routes, meaning 284,869 people can be reached within 45 minutes. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the Victorian figure, with trams being the most used mode at 61.7%.
51
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.41
Higher than 71% 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).
2,347.0
Higher than 93% 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).
33,828
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).
284,869
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).
33
Lower than 90% 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.
The area is exceptionally well-connected to the city, with a drive time of just 5 minutes. Residents also enjoy easy 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.
5
Lower than 99% 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 North Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21966/north-melbourne/topic/transport