6.4% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bairnsdale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Bairnsdale
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Reliance on cars is very high in Bairnsdale, where only 0.3% of workers use public transport to get to their jobs. Most people here drive, and very few work from home compared to the rest of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Around 37.5% of homes have one car, while 36.5% have two. Only 6.4% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is a little below the Victorian average and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Bairnsdale splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 67.4% of people commuting as a driver. Only 9.2% of residents work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%.
9.2% ▲ +159.8%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -44.3%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 mostly provided by buses, but weekly departures are far below the state average. There are 48 stops and 12 routes, though the number of stops per 1,000 people is lower than in most similar areas.
48
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.06
Lower than 69% 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).
76.8
Lower than 82% 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).
12
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 typical time to walk to the nearest public transport stop is 2 minutes, which is lower than in most other areas.
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.
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 Bairnsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205021081/bairnsdale/topic/transport