5.4% —
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Burnside · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Burnside
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A huge jump in remote work defines Burnside, where the share of people working from home rose by 16 percentage points since 2016 to reach 18.7%. This shift happens in an area where most households rely on cars, with nearly 40% of homes owning two vehicles.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes in Burnside own at least one car, and 5.4% of households have no motor vehicle. This is a little below the national figure of 7.4% and has barely changed since 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Burnside, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is more common here than in most similar areas, though it remains well below the Victorian figure of 25.7%. Only 2% of workers use public transport, a figure that fell 3.4 percentage points since 2016.
18.7% —
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% —
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 2.0%
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.
Public transport is provided entirely by buses, with 21 stops serving the area. While the number of stops is lower than most areas, the weekly departures per 1,000 people are higher than most similar places.
21
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.62
Lower than 60% 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).
1,275.5
Higher than 67% 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).
4
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
5,800
Lower than 87% 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).
50,546
Higher than 54% 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.
The typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 4 minutes. For those travelling into the city, the drive time is around 24 minutes.
4
Lower 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.
24
Lower than 52% 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 Burnside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213041461/burnside/topic/transport