9.0% ▼ -27.4%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bendigo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Bendigo
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more public transport services are available in Bendigo than in the typical Victorian area. While the city provides a high volume of routes and frequent departures, most residents still rely on their own cars to get around. Around 9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little above the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though 9% of Bendigo households have no motor vehicle. This is a little above the national figure of 7.4%, but it represents a 3.4 point drop since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Bendigo, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 1.1% of workers use public transport to commute, which is a little below the national figure of 3.1%. Working from home has grown to 12.8% since 2011, though this remains well below the Australian average of 21%.
12.8% ▲ +325.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -44.0%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.1%
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.
Bendigo has an extensive network with 46 routes and 147 stops. With 2,061.7 weekly departures per 1,000 people, the frequency of service is far above the Victorian figure of 1,267.9.
147
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.85
Higher than 87% 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).
2,061.7
Higher than 85% 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).
46
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Residents enjoy quick access to transit, with a typical 3-minute walk to the nearest stop. However, the drive time to the city is 97 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
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.
97
Higher than 88% 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)).
- 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 Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202011018/bendigo/topic/transport