5.9% ▼ -23.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Dandenong North · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Dandenong North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Dandenong North compared to the rest of the state. This is a car-dependent area where 62.2% of workers drive themselves to work, though it provides excellent local transit options with 103 public transport stops.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 5.9% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most households keep two cars, accounting for 38.3% of homes.
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.
Working from home is much less common here than in Victoria, at only 16.0%. Just 2.4% of residents use public transport to get to work, a figure that is about the same as the national average.
16.0% ▲ +745.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality 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 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 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.
The area is well-serviced with 19 routes and 103 stops, meaning 4.57 stops per 1,000 people. While this is much higher than most areas, the number of weekly departures is well below the Victorian figure.
103
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.57
Higher than 76% 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).
937.6
Higher than 86% 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).
19
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
22,526
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality 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 62% of suburb / locality 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 is relatively quick, with a 26-minute drive time that is much lower than most areas. Residents also have easy access to transit, with a typical 5-minute walk to the nearest stop.
5
Lower than 68% 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.
26
Lower than 78% 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)).
- 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/sal/SAL20708/dandenong-north/topic/transport