4.8% —
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Brookfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Brookfield
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Few things have changed in how people move around Brookfield, but the area remains heavily reliant on cars. Most households own multiple vehicles, and the typical commute to the city takes 35 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 40.5% of homes owning two vehicles and another 24.4% having three or more. Only 4.8% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Brookfield, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 63% of residents. This reliance on cars is reflected in the low number of people using public transport for their commute, at just 2.1%, which is a little below the Australian figure of 3.1%.
15.2% —
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.1% —
Higher than 52% 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.
Public transport is limited, with only 2.44 stops per 1,000 people—a figure far below the Victorian average of 4.41. All available routes are bus services, and the number of weekly departures is lower than in most other areas.
24
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.44
Lower than 75% 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).
422.5
Lower than 65% 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).
5
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
9,829
Lower than 72% 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).
9,829
Lower than 85% 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.
Getting around without a car is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 11 minutes, which is higher than most areas. A trip into the city typically takes 35 minutes.
11
Higher than 72% 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.
35
Higher than 63% 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 Brookfield
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Brookfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213041571/brookfield/topic/transport