Birregurra · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Birregurra

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Far fewer homes lack a car in Birregurra than in the rest of Victoria, with only 1.4% without a vehicle. Most residents rely on their own transport to get around the area. While there are several transport stops available, the long travel times to the city reflect its rural location.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Cars are common here, with nearly 46% of homes owning two vehicles and 11.1% owning four or more. Only 1.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the 7.6% seen across Victoria.

1.4% ▼ -59.1%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.4%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 1.4%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Birregurra, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 4 or more (11%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is common for 20.4% of the workforce, which is higher than in most similar areas. Most people drive themselves to work, while only 0.6% use public transport.

20.4% ▲ +93.5%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.6%
  • 2016: 13.6%
  • 2021: 20.4%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.6% ▼ -40.2%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.1%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.6%

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.

How people get to work

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In Birregurra, Car (driver) is the majority at 66%; Worked at home is next at 24%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Birregurra has 6 stops and 3 routes, which is more than most areas of its type. However, the 99.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian figure of 1,267.9.

6.37

Higher than 83% 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).

99.8

Higher than 68% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting to the city takes 84 minutes, which is longer than in most areas. The walk to the nearest public transport stop is also much longer than usual, taking about 71 minutes.

71

Higher than 91% 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.

84

Higher than 59% 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)).
  • 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 Birregurra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20247/birregurra/topic/transport