2.2% ▼ -31.8%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hurstbridge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Hurstbridge
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged by 22 percentage points since 2011 in Hurstbridge, where 26.7% of people now do so. This shift is part of a broader trend toward car reliance in an area where very few households go without a motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 2.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national level of 7.4%. Most households are heavily equipped, with 40% owning two vehicles and another 14.7% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Hurstbridge, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (24%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Over half of workers drive to work, while 26.7% work from home, which is well above the Australian figure of 21%. Use of public transport for commuting has fallen since 2011 and now stands at 1.8%.
26.7% ▲ +428.8%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% ▼ -68.0%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 1.8%
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.
Public transport is limited here, with only 3 stops and 2 routes available. This results in just 0.84 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the Victorian average of 4.41.
3
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.84
Lower than 90% 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).
295.7
Lower than 70% 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).
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
3,554
Lower than 92% 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).
3,554
Lower than 94% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around without a car is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 22 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. The drive time to the city is also higher than most areas at 36 minutes.
22
Higher than 81% 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.
36
Higher than 64% 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 Hurstbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209031210/hurstbridge/topic/transport