3.3% —
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Craigieburn - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Craigieburn - South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer than 4% of households lack a car in Craigieburn - South, making it much less likely for residents to be without a vehicle than in most other areas. While the region has a high number of transport routes, the commute to the city remains long and heavily reliant on cars.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 42.1% of homes owning two vehicles and 16.2% owning three. Only 3.3% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national and state averages.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Craigieburn - South, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 60.1% as the driver. Working from home rose sharply to 16.8% since 2016, though this remains well below the national figure of 21.0%.
16.8% —
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.0% —
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 7.6%
- 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.
Craigieburn - South has more transport routes and stops than most similar areas, though the number of stops per 1,000 people is well below the Victorian average. Travel time to the city is among the highest for its level, taking 86 minutes.
75
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.46
Lower than 63% 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).
1,349.9
Higher than 69% 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).
16
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
21,673
Higher than 65% 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).
49,330
Higher than 53% 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).
86
Higher than 96% 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.
The typical drive to the city takes 30 minutes. However, it takes longer to walk to the nearest transport stop than in most other areas, with a typical walk of 6 minutes.
6
Higher than 57% 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.
30
Higher than 58% 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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210051443/craigieburn-south/topic/transport