10.0% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Yagoona - Birrong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Yagoona - Birrong
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A striking 27.1% of workers in Yagoona - Birrong now work from home, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a huge shift in how people get around, as the number of people working from home rose by 25 percentage points since 2011. While many rely on cars, the area has a high number of public transport stops and strong connectivity to other regions.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most households own either one or two cars, though the proportion of car-free homes fell 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Yagoona - Birrong splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (36%) and 2 vehicles (34%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 27.1% of the workforce, while 41.7% drive as the main driver. Public transport use for commuting stands at 3.4%, which is higher than most areas but has fallen 8.5 percentage points since 2011.
27.1% ▲ +1103.7%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.4% ▼ -71.3%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 3.4%
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.
The area has 106 public transport stops, among the largest at this level, and 11 different routes. However, the 78-minute transit time to the city is much higher than most areas, with buses making up 91.9% of the available services.
106
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.71
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,090.5
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
11
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
65,445
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
193,472
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
78
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
Residents enjoy quick access to transit, with a typical 2-minute walk to the nearest stop, which is lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 21 minutes, placing it around the middle for similar locations.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Yagoona - Birrong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119011361/yagoona-birrong/topic/transport