13.8% —
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
Transport options have shifted in Dandenong - North, where public transport is now used for work far more than in most similar areas. This is a place with an extensive network of 132 stops, though the typical commute to the city remains long at 75 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly 14% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the 7.6% seen across Victoria. Most households rely on one or two cars, with 46.3% owning just one.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Dandenong - North, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 46%, followed by 2 vehicles (28%) and No vehicle (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is much higher than most areas at 6.1%. Meanwhile, only 11.2% of people work from home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 25.7%.
11.2% —
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.1% —
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
This area is among the best served for public transport, with 47 routes and a number of stops per 1,000 people that is well above the state average. Bus services dominate the network, making up 98.2% of the modes available.
132
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.14
Higher than 74% 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).
2,432.9
Higher than 86% 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).
47
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
21,487
Higher than 65% 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).
159,021
Higher than 81% 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).
75
Higher than 79% 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 transit stop is very easy here, as the walk to the nearest one takes just one minute, which is much lower than most areas. The typical drive time to the city is 26 minutes.
1
Lower than 93% 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/sa2/212041563/dandenong-north/topic/transport