10.6% —
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Dandenong - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Dandenong - South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 14 stops per 1,000 people makes Dandenong - South one of the most transit-dense areas in the region. While public transport options are plentiful, many residents still rely on cars to get around. This creates a contrast between the high number of available services and the actual commuting habits of the people living here.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure of 7.4%. For those who do own cars, the most common situation is having just one vehicle, which applies to 42% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Dandenong - South, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (29%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Victoria, with only 9.8% of people doing so. This is consistent with a high reliance on cars, as 64% of workers drive themselves to work.
9.8% —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.8% —
Higher than 81% 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.
The area has a very high number of services, with 131 public transport stops and weekly departures that are far above the Victorian average. Most of these services are buses, which make up 95.6% of the available modes.
131
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.
14.01
Higher than 90% 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).
3,552.3
Higher than 88% 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).
16
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
9,350
Lower than 74% 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).
31,326
Lower than 60% 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.
Getting to the city typically takes 31 minutes, which is longer than for most areas. Additionally, the 7-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in many other parts of the state.
7
Higher than 61% 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.
31
Higher than 59% 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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212041564/dandenong-south/topic/transport