8.9% ▼ -25.8%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Sunshine North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Sunshine North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Short walks to public transport stops define daily life in Sunshine North, where most residents live just one minute from a stop. While many people rely on cars, the area has a higher rate of car-free households than most other similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. This is a decrease from 2011, when 11.9% of homes were without a vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Sunshine North splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (36%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose to 15.8% since 2011, though this is still well below the Victorian figure of 25.7%. Most people drive to work, while 3.4% use public transport, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.
15.8% ▲ +582.7%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.4% ▼ -58.3%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 43 stops and 8 routes, allowing nearly 39,000 people to be reached within 30 minutes by transit. However, the travel time to the city is 65 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
43
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.57
Lower than 61% 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).
1,239.6
Higher than 66% 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).
38,946
Higher than 82% 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).
80,589
Higher than 65% 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).
65
Higher than 63% 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 is relatively quick, taking only 17 minutes. This is lower than most areas, and the one-minute walk to the nearest stop is much lower than in most other places.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
17
Lower than 69% 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 Sunshine North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011337/sunshine-north/topic/transport