5.9% ▼ -23.6%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Dandenong North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Dandenong North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home in Dandenong North has jumped 14 percentage points since 2011 to reach 16.0%. This shift comes as the area relies heavily on cars, with 62.2% of workers driving themselves to their jobs. While public transport infrastructure is plentiful, few people use it for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, and 38.2% of households own two. Only 5.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Dandenong North splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Just 2.4% of workers use public transport to get to work, which is about the same as the national figure. The number of people working from home is 16.0%, which is well below the Victorian rate of 25.7%.
16.0% ▲ +746.2%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.4% ▼ -45.0%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 2.4%
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.
Dandenong North has a high number of stops and routes, with 103 stops and 19 routes. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the Victorian figure of 1,267.9.
103
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.57
Higher than 54% 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).
938.6
Higher than 55% 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).
19
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
22,526
Higher than 67% 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).
44,013
Higher than 50% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
It takes about 5 minutes to walk to the nearest stop. The typical drive time to the city is 26 minutes.
5
Higher than 50% 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.
26
Higher than 52% 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 Dandenong North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212041312/dandenong-north/topic/transport