5.0% —
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bentleigh East - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Bentleigh East - South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people can reach others via public transport from Bentleigh East - South than in about 82% of similar areas. While the area is well-connected with 82 transport stops, a huge 36.2% of the workforce now works from home, which is far above the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 44.4% owning two vehicles. Only 5.0% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is a little below the Victorian average and has barely changed since 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Bentleigh East - South, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 36.2% since 2016, far above the national figure of 21.0%. Conversely, the number of people commuting by public transport fell to 1.8%, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
36.2% —
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% —
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 7.4%
- 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.
The area has 5.83 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the state average. With 13 bus routes and 1,550.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people, transit access is much higher than in most similar areas.
82
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.83
Higher than 71% 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).
1,550.3
Higher than 74% 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).
38,203
Higher than 81% 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).
132,609
Higher than 77% 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).
62
Higher than 57% 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 into the city by car typically takes 19 minutes, which is lower than most areas. Residents also enjoy some of the shortest walks to the nearest transport stop among similar locations.
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.
19
Lower than 63% 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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208021427/bentleigh-east-south/topic/transport