16.2% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 94% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Brunswick - Coburg · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Brunswick - Coburg
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Forty-one per cent of people in Brunswick - Coburg work from home, a figure far above the national average. This high rate of remote work is a standout feature of the area, where a huge number of residents also live without a car and enjoy very fast access to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 16.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Victorian figure of 7.6%. Most households with a car own just one, while only 6.1% have three vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Brunswick - Coburg, 1 vehicle is the majority at 50%; 2 vehicles is next at 25%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, having risen 38 points since 2011. While 6.1% of people use public transport to get to work—well above the national figure—this is a fall of 15 points since 2011.
41.0% ▲ +1188.0%
Higher than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 41.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.1% ▼ -70.9%
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 highly available, with weekly departures per 1,000 people far above the state figure. Trams and light rail are the most common modes, making up 52.8% of the network.
444
Higher than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.94
Higher than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
2,314.9
Higher than 90% of sub-region (sa3) 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).
30
Higher than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting into the city is quick, with a typical drive time of just 11 minutes. Residents also live very close to transit, with a typical one-minute walk to the nearest stop.
1
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
11
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) 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)).
- 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 Brunswick - Coburg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20601/brunswick-coburg/topic/transport