1.5% ▼ -55.8%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bendigo Surrounds - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Bendigo Surrounds - North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A tiny 1.5% of homes in Bendigo Surrounds - North lack a motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure. This heavy reliance on cars is reflected in the daily commute and the very low use of public transport across the area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own multiple cars, with 37.6% having two and 18.4% owning four or more. The share of homes without any vehicle has fallen to 1.5% since 2011, leaving it much lower than most other areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Bendigo Surrounds - North, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 3 vehicles (21%) and 1 vehicle (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work, as only 0.1% of people use public transport, which is among the lowest for similar areas. While 15.5% of people worked from home in 2021, this is far below the Victorian figure.
15.5% ▲ +50.2%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.1% ▼ -81.3%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 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 limited here, with weekly departures per 1,000 people far below the state average. There are only 18 stops across the area, and the typical number of stops per 1,000 people is lower than in most areas.
18
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.65
Lower than 60% 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).
68.5
Lower than 83% 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.
Getting around the region is a slow process, with drive times to the city among the highest for similar areas, averaging 177 minutes.
177
Higher than 99% 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 - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202031032/bendigo-surrounds-north/topic/transport