2.0% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Sunbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Sunbury
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged in Sunbury, with the share of people doing so rising 18 percentage points since 2011 to reach 21.4%. This shift highlights a changing commute for residents in an area where cars remain essential. Very few households get by without a vehicle, and most rely on driving or home-based work to get through the day.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Victoria figure of 7.6%. Car ownership is high, with 43.7% of households owning two vehicles and 12.6% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Sunbury, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (24%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 56.1% of people as the driver. Public transport use for commuting is a little below the national figure and has fallen 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
21.4% ▲ +510.8%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -66.6%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 1.5%
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.
Sunbury has 66 public transport stops, which is more than about 71% of similar areas. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the state figure.
66
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.83
Higher than 58% 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).
847.4
Higher than 52% 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).
13,671
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).
13,671
Lower than 79% 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 on foot is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 57 minutes, which is among the highest for its level. The drive time to the city is 40 minutes, higher than most areas.
57
Higher than 95% 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.
40
Higher than 68% 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 Sunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210041240/sunbury/topic/transport