1.8% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bonnie Doon · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Bonnie Doon
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A 118-minute drive to the city defines the remote nature of Bonnie Doon. Most people here rely on their own cars to get around, as the area has very few public transport options compared to the state average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with 43.2% of homes owning two vehicles and only 1.8% of households having no motor vehicle. This lack of car-free homes is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Bonnie Doon, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 55.5% of residents, while 16.4% work from home. No one in the area commutes by public transport, which is well below the national figure.
16.4% ▲ +47.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
Public transport is limited to a single bus route with two stops. While these numbers are higher than some similar areas, the weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state average.
2
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.00
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
39.0
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality 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).
1
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The area is quite isolated, with a typical walk to the nearest transport stop taking 29 minutes. This is higher than most similar areas.
29
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality 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.
118
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality 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)).
- 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 Bonnie Doon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20283/bonnie-doon/topic/transport