6.5% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Oak Park · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Oak Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 35% of workers in Oak Park now work from home, a figure far above the national average of 21%. This reflects a shift in how residents get around, as the area balances a high rate of remote work with strong access to public transport options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though 6.5% of households have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most similar areas, despite being a little below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Oak Park, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 35.5% of people doing so. Another 5.5% use public transport to get to work, which is among the highest rates for areas of this type.
35.5% ▲ +1308.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.5% ▼ -60.3%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 5.5%
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.
Oak Park has a high number of public transport stops and routes compared to similar areas. While the number of stops per 1,000 people is well below the Victorian average, weekly departures are much higher than in most other similar areas.
21
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.
3.13
Higher than 70% 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).
620.0
Higher than 81% 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).
4
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
7,898
Higher than 55% 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).
101,771
Higher than 79% 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).
56
Lower than 53% 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 is a quick 14-minute drive to the city, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also benefit from a short 6-minute walk to the nearest transport stop, which is lower than in most other areas.
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.
14
Lower than 90% 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 Oak Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21998/oak-park/topic/transport