0.6% ▼ -64.5%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bendigo Surrounds - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Bendigo Surrounds - South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 0.6% of homes in Bendigo Surrounds - South lack a motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure. This makes it one of the areas with the lowest rates of vehicle-less households in the country. Private cars are the primary way people get around here, as public transport options are very limited.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 42.9% having two vehicles and 20.2% owning four or more. This high level of ownership is reflected in the fact that only 0.6% of homes have no motor vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Bendigo Surrounds - South, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 3 vehicles (22%) and 4 or more (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 62.4% of residents. While 16.9% of people now work from home—a rise of 9.6 points since 2011—only 0.1% use public transport for their commute.
16.9% ▲ +132.8%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.1% ▼ -83.6%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.1%
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 very scarce, with only 8 stops and 4 bus routes. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is 4.8, which is far below the Victorian figure of 1,267.9.
8
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.96
Lower than 89% 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).
4.8
Lower than 97% 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).
4
Lower than 71% 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.
Getting around without a car is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop can take 29 minutes. This is much higher than most areas, alongside a drive time to the city that is much higher than most other places.
29
Higher than 86% 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.
90
Higher than 87% 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 Surrounds - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202021026/bendigo-surrounds-south/topic/transport