3.1% ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Dingley Village · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Dingley Village
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A shift toward flexible work is a key trend in Dingley Village, where nearly one in four people now work from home. Most residents rely on cars for travel, though the area is well-served by local bus networks. This mix of high vehicle ownership and remote work defines how the community moves.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few households lack a car, with only 3.1% having none, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most homes have at least two vehicles, with 46.4% of households owning exactly two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Dingley Village, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to get to work for 55% of people. While 24.5% work from home—well above the Australian figure of 21%—only 1% of the workforce uses public transport, which is a little below the state average.
24.5% ▲ +613.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -64.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 1.0%
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.
Dingley Village has 62 public transport stops and 11 routes, which are among the largest numbers for areas of this size. With 5.91 stops per 1,000 people, the area is well above the Victorian average of 4.41, though all services are buses.
62
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.91
Higher than 81% 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).
1,238.3
Higher than 88% 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).
11
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
10,499
Higher than 59% 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).
38,216
Higher than 60% 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 a nearby stop is very easy, with a typical walk of just one minute. Additionally, the 25-minute drive time to the city is much lower than in most similar areas.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
25
Lower 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)).
- 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 Dingley Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20758/dingley-village/topic/transport