5.0% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Brighton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Brighton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all workers in Brighton now work from home, a figure that is far above the national average. This shift is part of a broader trend where the area has seen a massive increase in home-based work since 2011. While public transport is widely available, it is less common for the daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 39.5% having two vehicles. Only 5% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Brighton splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) and 1 vehicle (39%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is the most common way to earn a living here at 45%, a figure that rose 37 points since 2011. Meanwhile, just 3% of people commute using public transport, which is about the same as the national figure.
45.0% ▲ +448.3%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 45.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.0% ▼ -75.0%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 3.0%
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.
Public transport is highly accessible, with 125 stops and 17 routes, which is larger than most similar areas. This helps explain why the area has 2,020 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure well above the Victorian average.
125
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.49
Higher 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).
2,020.2
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).
17
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
22,758
Higher than 68% 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).
253,078
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).
51
Lower than 64% 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 into the city is relatively fast, with a typical drive time of 15 minutes. Residents also enjoy easy access to transit, with a typical walk of only 3 minutes 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.
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 Brighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208011169/brighton/topic/transport