21.1% —
Higher than 97% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Richmond (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan)
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of working residents in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan) now work from home, a massive jump that defines the local commute. This shift is part of a broader trend where car use is less common, with many households opting for no vehicle at all.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 21.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the Victorian figure of 7.6%. While this is among the highest rates for similar areas, the proportion fell slightly from 22.2% in 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Richmond (Northern Metropolitan), 1 vehicle is the majority at 54%; No vehicle is next at 21%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 47.1%, far above the national figure of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is also well above the state average at 6.2%, though this is 18 points lower than it was in 2016.
47.1% —
Higher than 97% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.2% —
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 6.2%
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.
Richmond has a huge number of weekly departures per 1,000 people, far above the Victorian figure. While the number of stops per person is well below the state average, the area has more transport routes than about 91% of similar places.
242
Lower than 55% of state electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.20
Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
2,774.8
Higher than 94% of state electorate 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).
56
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED27003/richmond/topic/transport