4.5% —
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bentleigh East - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Bentleigh East - North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over a third of workers in Bentleigh East - North now work from home, a massive increase from 2016. This shift is reflected in a high reliance on cars and a very low percentage of people using public transport to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes own at least one car, with 44.1% having two vehicles. Only 4.5% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6% and has barely changed since 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Bentleigh East - North, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (36%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose by 32 points since 2016 to reach 36.8%, far above the national figure of 21%. Meanwhile, the 1.8% of people commuting by public transport is a little below both the state and national averages.
36.8% —
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% —
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 1.8%
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.
There are 71 public transport stops and 13 routes, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are also a little above the Victorian average, though all services are buses.
71
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.28
Higher than 50% 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).
1,424.4
Higher than 72% 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).
13
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
30,640
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
127,058
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
59
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to a nearby stop is quick for most, with a typical walk of just 2 minutes, which is lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is around 20 minutes.
2
Lower 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.
20
Lower than 60% 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Bentleigh East - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208021426/bentleigh-east-north/topic/transport