1.7% —
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Berwick - South West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Berwick - South West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people now work from home in Berwick - South West than in the typical Australian suburb. This area is heavily dependent on cars, with almost half of all homes owning at least two vehicles. While most residents have a short walk to public transport, very few actually use it to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 1.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Car ownership is high here, with 49.8% of households owning two vehicles and 15.1% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Berwick - South West, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 50%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common, with 24.3% of residents doing so, a figure well above the Australian average. Driving is the primary way to get to work for 55.9% of people, while only 1.9% use public transport.
24.3% —
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.9% —
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
The area has far fewer public transport stops per 1,000 people (2.40) than the Victorian average of 4.41. All public transport here is provided by buses, and the number of weekly departures is far below the state figure.
27
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.40
Lower than 76% 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).
644.6
Lower 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).
8
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
11,254
Lower than 66% 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).
24,406
Lower than 67% 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.
A short 2-minute walk to the nearest stop is more common here than in most areas. However, the drive time to the city is 33 minutes, which is higher 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.
33
Higher than 61% 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).
More for Berwick - South West
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Berwick - South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212021554/berwick-south-west/topic/transport