7.9% ▼ -22.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Williamstown · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Williamstown
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 42% of working residents in Williamstown now work from home, a figure far above the national average. This shift toward remote work is a defining feature of the area's transport landscape, alongside its strong public transport links to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though 7.9% of households have no motor vehicle at all, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Williamstown splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is the most common way to get to work at 42.2%, which is far above the national figure of 21%. Driving as the sole occupant is the next most common method at 34.7%.
42.2% ▲ +730.9%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.6% ▼ -76.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 here, with 66 stops and 4 routes, making it among the largest for its size. This is reflected in the 1,431.6 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is a little above the Victorian figure.
66
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.58
Higher than 76% 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).
1,431.6
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).
4
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
34,665
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).
72,931
Higher than 73% 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).
52
Lower than 61% 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 well-connected to the city, with a short 14-minute drive time that is much lower than most areas. Residents also have easy access to transit, with a typical 4-minute walk to the nearest stop.
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.
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 Williamstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22792/williamstown/topic/transport