7.9% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bundoora - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Bundoora - West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged in Bundoora - West, with the proportion of people doing so rising 18 percentage points since 2011 to reach 19.4%. This shift is a key part of a changing commute, as the area now sees far fewer people using public transport to get to work. Most residents still rely on cars, though a small number of homes have no vehicle at all.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure. For those with cars, the most common setup is one vehicle (39.1%) or two vehicles (35.9%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Bundoora - West splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Over half of workers drive to work (56.9%), while 19.4% work from home, which is a figure well below the Victorian average. Only 2.8% use public transport for their commute, a number that has fallen 4.3 percentage points since 2011.
19.4% ▲ +1020.1%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.8% ▼ -60.6%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 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.
While Bundoora - West has more weekly departures per 1,000 people than the Victorian average, it has fewer stops and routes than most similar areas. The 85-minute transit time to the city is among the highest for its level.
18
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.91
Lower than 71% 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).
1,464.8
Higher than 73% 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).
5
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
13,536
Lower than 57% 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).
55,810
Higher than 57% 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).
85
Higher than 95% 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.
A typical drive to the city takes 21 minutes, which is around the middle for this level of area. However, the 7-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most areas.
7
Higher than 61% 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.
21
Lower than 57% 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 Bundoora - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041217/bundoora-west/topic/transport