6.5% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
East Bendigo - Kennington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in East Bendigo - Kennington
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 62% of working residents in East Bendigo - Kennington drive themselves to work. While the area has a good number of public transport stops, very few people actually use them for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, while 6.5% of households have no motor vehicle. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is a little below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →East Bendigo - Kennington splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose 12 points since 2011 to reach 14.9%, though this remains far below the Victorian figure of 25.7%. Only 1% of people use public transport to get to work, which is lower than most areas.
14.9% ▲ +342.3%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -37.0%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.0%
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.
With 80 stops and 11 routes, the area has more public transport infrastructure than most similar places. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian figure.
80
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.72
Higher than 70% 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).
726.1
Lower than 53% 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).
11
Higher than 67% 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 some of the shortest walks to the nearest stop at this level. In contrast, the drive time to the city is much higher than most areas.
0
Lower than 99% 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.
99
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 East Bendigo - Kennington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202011020/east-bendigo-kennington/topic/transport