13.1% ▼ -24.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Williamstown North · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Williamstown North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over a third of workers in Williamstown North now work from home, making it a hub for remote professionals. While the area is close to the city, it is marked by a high number of car-free households compared to the rest of the country.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 13.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure of 7.4%. Most households keep one or two cars, with 38.9% having just one and 37.1% having two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Williamstown North splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with No vehicle at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, at 35.5%, which is far above the Australian figure of 21%. Those who do commute mostly drive, as 38.8% of workers are car drivers.
35.5% ▲ +669.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.4% ▼ -82.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 exclusively provided by buses, with five stops and one route serving the area. While there are more stops per person than in most similar areas, the transit time to the city is high at 62 minutes.
5
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.08
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).
351.4
Higher than 76% 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).
1
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
0
Lower than 99% 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).
34,665
Higher than 58% 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).
62
Higher than 60% 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 by car is quick, with a drive time of 17 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. A walk to the nearest public transport stop typically takes about 7 minutes.
7
Lower than 61% 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 Williamstown North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22793/williamstown-north/topic/transport