18.8% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Brunswick East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Brunswick East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 19% of homes in Brunswick East have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the 7.6% seen across Victoria. This creates a distinct transport landscape where residents rely heavily on the area's exceptional public transport links. The suburb is a major hub for flexibility, with almost half of the workforce now working from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have one car, but 18.8% of households have none at all. This is far above the national figure of 7.4% and has remained steady since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Brunswick East, 1 vehicle is the majority at 57%; No vehicle is next at 19%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 46.8% of people doing so—far above the 21% national average. While 7% of residents use public transport to get to work, which is well above the state average, this is a sharp drop from 2011.
46.8% ▲ +1163.6%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.0% ▼ -72.9%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 7.0%
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.
The area has excellent connections, with 301,389 people reachable within 45 minutes by transit. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the Victorian figure, and the typical trip to the city takes just 38 minutes.
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.
3.77
Lower than 58% 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).
2,395.9
Higher than 86% 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).
84,195
Higher than 88% 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).
301,389
Higher than 88% 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).
38
Lower than 84% 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.
Getting to the city is very fast, with a typical drive time of only 8 minutes. Most residents also live very close to transit, with a typical 3-minute walk to the nearest stop.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
8
Lower than 93% 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).
More for Brunswick East
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Brunswick East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206011106/brunswick-east/topic/transport