1.6% —
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Burnside Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Burnside Heights
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A heavy reliance on private cars defines daily travel in Burnside Heights, where only 1.6% of homes have no motor vehicle. While few people use public transport to get to work, over 23% now work from home, a huge jump from just 2.7% in 2016.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with 50.9% of homes owning two vehicles and 17.8% owning three. Very few households go without a car, a figure that is well below both the Victorian and national averages.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Burnside Heights, 2 vehicles is the majority at 51%; 1 vehicle is next at 21%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 23.2%, which is a little above the national figure. In contrast, public transport use for commuting has fallen sharply since 2016, dropping from 7.5% to just 1.9%.
23.2% —
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.9% —
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 options are limited, with only three routes and 14 stops, leaving the area far below the Victorian average for stop density. This is reflected in the travel time to the city, which is among the highest for similar areas at 88 minutes.
14
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.20
Lower than 77% 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).
449.7
Lower than 64% 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).
3
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
26,742
Higher than 73% 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).
77,790
Higher than 64% 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).
88
Higher than 99% 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.
The typical drive to the city takes 27 minutes. While transit options are few, those who do use them generally have a short walk of about 3 minutes to the nearest stop.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
27
Higher than 54% 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 Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213041462/burnside-heights/topic/transport