23.9% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Burwood · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Burwood
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 24% of homes in Burwood have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the national level. This reliance on other options is mirrored in the way people commute, with a high number of residents working from home or using public transport. The area is well-connected, with a very short drive time to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly one in four households here do not own a car, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. This trend has grown since 2011, with 23.9% of homes now without a vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Burwood, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by No vehicle (24%) and 2 vehicles (23%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common at 35.8%, which is far above the Australian average. While 12.0% of people use public transport to get to work—well above the national figure—this is a 16 point drop since 2011.
35.8% ▲ +1105.6%
Higher than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 35.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
12.0% ▼ -57.6%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 12.0%
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.
Burwood has a very high number of weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people compared to the state. There are 34 different routes and 132 stops serving the area, with buses making up 95% of the modes used.
132
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.28
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
2,485.5
Higher than 96% of council (lga) 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).
34
Higher than 80% of council (lga) 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 area is highly accessible, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking zero minutes. It also has a drive time to the city of just 13 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
0
Lower than 99% of council (lga) 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.
13
Lower than 86% of council (lga) 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 Burwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11300/burwood/topic/transport