6.1% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bulleen · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Bulleen
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 48% of workers in Bulleen drive themselves to work, making the car the primary way people get around. This is a well-connected area where most homes own multiple vehicles, and a third of the workforce now works from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own at least one car, with 41.9% having two vehicles. Only 6.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is a little below the Victorian and national totals and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Bulleen, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged here, rising 26 points since 2011 to reach 30.3%, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, those using public transport to get to work fell to 2.8%, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
30.3% ▲ +682.5%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.8% ▼ -63.3%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 2.8%
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.
Bulleen has a strong bus network with 15 different routes and 58 stops. This results in 5.14 stops per 1,000 people, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Victorian average.
58
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.14
Higher than 62% 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).
1,916.3
Higher 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).
15
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
11,289
Lower than 66% 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).
81,903
Higher than 66% 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).
59
Higher than 51% 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 relatively quick, with a typical drive time of 15 minutes. Local access is also high, as the walk to the nearest transport stop takes only 2 minutes, which is lower than most 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.
15
Lower than 74% 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 Bulleen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207021156/bulleen/topic/transport