6.0% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Blackburn · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Blackburn
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 38% of workers in Blackburn now work from home, a huge jump from just 5% in 2011. This shift makes the area stand out far above the national figure. While public transport access is among the best for its size, the way people get to work has changed dramatically over the last decade.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have one or two cars, with 41% having one and 39% having two. Only 6% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the Victorian and Australian figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Blackburn splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (41%) and 2 vehicles (39%), with 3 vehicles at 9%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is now the most common way to get to work at 38.4%, which is far above the state and national figures. Meanwhile, public transport use for commuting fell 8.6 points since 2011 to reach 3.9%.
38.4% ▲ +687.4%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.9% ▼ -68.6%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 a major feature here, with 126 stops and 20 routes, making it among the largest for its level. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are well above the Victorian figure, and the transit time to the city is lower than most areas.
126
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.70
Higher than 70% 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).
2,016.1
Higher than 84% 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).
20
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
34,519
Higher than 79% 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).
237,631
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).
47
Lower than 71% 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.
The drive time to the city is 20 minutes, which is around the middle for its level. A typical walk to the nearest stop takes about 4 minutes.
4
Lower than 57% 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.
20
Lower than 60% 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 Blackburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207031161/blackburn/topic/transport