8.4% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bonnyrigg · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Bonnyrigg
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of working residents in Bonnyrigg commute by driving, making the car the primary way to get around. The area is well-connected, with 160,616 people reachable within 45 minutes by public transport, and most residents live just a two-minute walk from a stop.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, while 8.4% of households have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Bonnyrigg splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (35%) and 2 vehicles (34%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 21.7% of residents, which is higher than most areas. While 1.9% of people use public transport to get to work, this is much higher than in similar areas.
21.7% ▲ +1190.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.9% ▼ -71.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 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.
Bonnyrigg has excellent transit infrastructure with 52 stops and 12 routes, among the largest numbers for its size. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are much higher than most areas and slightly above the New South Wales figure.
52
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.31
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,369.6
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality 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).
12
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
17,154
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality 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).
160,616
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality 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 to the city is faster than for most areas, with a 32-minute drive time. Residents also enjoy very quick access to transit, with the walk to the nearest stop taking only two minutes.
2
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality 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.
32
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality 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 Bonnyrigg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10469/bonnyrigg/topic/transport