7.6% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 72% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bradfield · Federal Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Bradfield
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of all workers in Bradfield now work from home, making it one of the highest-ranking areas for remote employment. This shift is a major part of the local transport story, as the area balances high car ownership with a very strong network of public transport options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have one or two cars, though 7.6% of Bradfield homes have no motor vehicle. This figure is higher than most similar areas and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Bradfield 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 has surged by 45 points since 2016 to reach 52.7%, a figure far above the national average. Meanwhile, those using public transport to get to work fell sharply from 23.6% in 2016 to 3.8% in 2021.
52.7% —
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.8% —
Higher than 69% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 access is high, with 936 stops and 68 routes. Bradfield has 1,404.9 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is higher than most similar areas and mostly served by buses.
936
Higher than 75% of federal electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.53
Higher than 76% of federal 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).
1,404.9
Higher than 65% of federal 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).
68
Higher than 66% of federal electorate areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is relatively quick, with a typical three-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is 21 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
3
Lower than 71% of federal electorate 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.
21
Lower than 67% of federal electorate 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 Bradfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED106/bradfield/topic/transport