11.5% —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Coburg - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Coburg - West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in Coburg - West than in most other areas, with 38% of the workforce avoiding a daily commute. This high rate of remote work, combined with very short drive times to the city, defines the local travel experience. The area is well-connected, with most residents living just a one-minute walk from a transport stop.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Many households here choose not to own a car, with 11.5% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is well above the 7.6% figure for Victoria and 7.4% for Australia.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Coburg - West, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and No vehicle (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Remote work is very common here, with 38% of people working from home, which is far above the national figure of 21%. Additionally, 5% of residents commute via public transport, a rate that is a little above the own state and national averages.
38.0% —
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.0% —
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 dominated by buses, which make up 91.9% of the local network. While there are fewer stops per person than in most areas, the service is frequent, with weekly departures per 1,000 people a little above the Victorian figure.
44
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.14
Lower than 67% 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).
1,416.2
Higher than 72% 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).
13
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
94,074
Higher than 89% 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).
257,736
Higher than 87% 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).
50
Lower than 66% 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.
Daily travel is efficient, as the drive time to the city is much lower than in most areas at just 13 minutes. Most residents also live very close to transit, with a typical one-minute walk to the nearest stop.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
13
Lower than 80% 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 Coburg - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206011498/coburg-west/topic/transport