4.8% —
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Craigieburn - Central · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Craigieburn - Central
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer public transport stops than most similar areas define the transit landscape in Craigieburn - Central. While the area is heavily reliant on cars, it has a lower rate of households without a vehicle than the Victorian and national figures.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 37.4% owning two. Only 4.8% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2016 and is a little below the state and national levels.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Craigieburn - Central splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to work for 62.8% of residents. Working from home rose 11 points since 2016 to 12.6%, though this is still far below the Victorian figure.
12.6% —
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.1% —
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 3.1%
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.
Access to public transport is limited, with only 2.96 stops per 1,000 people, which is well below the state average. A trip to the city takes 75 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
24
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.96
Lower 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).
1,292.5
Higher than 67% 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).
6
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
8,099
Lower 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).
51,813
Higher than 55% 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).
75
Higher than 79% 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 to the city by car takes typically 29 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas. Despite fewer overall stops, the walk to the nearest stop is only 2 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
29
Higher 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 Craigieburn - Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210051441/craigieburn-central/topic/transport