33.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
Stockyard Hill · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Stockyard Hill
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home is a major part of daily life in Stockyard Hill, where a third of workers avoid a commute entirely. This shift is far more common here than in the rest of Australia, though the area remains heavily reliant on cars for those who do travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The most common motor vehicles per home is 4 or more at 54%, ahead of 3 vehicles (46%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Stockyard Hill, the largest group is 4 or more at 41%, followed by 3 vehicles (35%) and 1 vehicle (24%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
About 33.3% of people work from home, a figure far above the national average. For those who do leave the house, 61.9% drive themselves to work, while no one uses public transport.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 non-existent here, with zero stops or routes serving the area. This means access to services is far below the Victorian average.
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The distance from the city is significant, with a typical drive time of 112 minutes, which is much higher than in most other areas.
112
Higher than 76% 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)).
- 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 Stockyard Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22360/stockyard-hill/topic/transport