7.9% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Sunshine West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Sunshine West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people use public transport and have better access to stops in Sunshine West than in most similar areas. While many residents rely on cars, the suburb is well served by 16 different transport routes. This provides a strong alternative for the 18% of workers who now work from home, a figure that has climbed steeply since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though 7.9% of households have no motor vehicle. This is higher than most areas, but it is about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Sunshine West splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work, with 57% of people as the driver. Working from home rose significantly to 18% since 2011, though this remains well below the state figure of 25.7%.
18.0% ▲ +732.9%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.3% ▼ -51.5%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 3.3%
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.
Sunshine West has 101 public transport stops, which is more than 90% of similar areas. There are 5.44 stops per 1,000 people, a little above the Victorian average of 4.41, and weekly departures are also higher than the state figure.
101
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.44
Higher than 66% 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).
1,531.3
Higher than 74% 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).
18,558
Higher than 58% 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).
28,003
Lower than 63% 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).
74
Higher than 77% 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.
A 15-minute drive to the city is faster than in most areas. However, the 6-minute walk to the nearest stop is longer than the typical experience in similar suburbs.
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.
15
Lower than 74% 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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011338/sunshine-west/topic/transport