2.3% ▼ -24.8%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Chirnside Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Chirnside Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all homes in Chirnside Park have two motor vehicles, making car ownership a central part of life here. This is a car-dependent area where very few people rely on public transport for their daily commute. Most residents live in households with at least one vehicle, reflecting the distance to the city and limited transit options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high, with 97.7% of homes owning at least one vehicle. This is well below the state and national figures for homes without a car, and the number of vehicle-free households has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Chirnside Park, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work, while only 1.1% of people use public transport, a figure that has fallen since 2011. Working from home has become much more common, rising 18 points since 2011 to reach 22.3% of the workforce.
22.3% ▲ +460.7%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -66.7%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 1.1%
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.
Public transport here relies entirely on buses, though there are fewer stops per person than in most other areas. While there are more routes than in 90% of similar places, the number of weekly departures is well below the Victorian figure.
39
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.31
Lower than 65% 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).
951.4
Higher than 56% 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).
23
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
11,779
Lower than 64% 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).
11,779
Lower than 82% 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 16-minute walk to the nearest stop is much higher than in most areas. It also takes longer than usual to drive from here to the city, with a typical trip taking 34 minutes.
16
Higher than 76% 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.
34
Higher than 62% 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 Chirnside Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211051275/chirnside-park/topic/transport